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General Information

Region		Polynesia
Population (000, 2025)		3^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		217.3^a,b
Capital city		Tokelau^d
Surface area (km2)		12^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		95.8^a,b
National currency		New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1.8^e

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	103	109	109^c
International trade: exports^f (million current US$)	~0	~0	~0^g
International trade: imports^f (million current US$)	1	1	1^g
International trade: balance^f (million current US$)	-1	-1	-1^g

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^b (average annual %)	-1.9	4.1	3.7^a
Urban population (% of total population)	0	0^h	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	0ⁱ	...	...
Fertility rate, total^b (live births per woman)	2.9	2.7	2.6^a
Life expectancy at birth^b (females/males, years)	77.6 / 73.7	78.5 / 74.6	79.2 / 75.2^a
Population age distribution^b,j (0-14/60+ years old, %)	29.4 / 12.9	29.4 / 12.4	25.7 / 12.8^a
International migrant stock^k,l (000/% of total pop.)	1.2 / 69.8	1.2 / 58.2	1.3 / 51.2^e
Under five mortality rate^b (per 1000 live births)	7.6	6.1	5.1^a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	67.5 / 73.8	67.4 / 61.3^c
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	103.9 / 92.4	41.9 / 30.4^c
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	42.6 / 25.0	45.6 / 50.7^c

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Threatened species (number)	46	54	124^e
Forested area (% of land area)	0^f	0^f	0^g
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	0	0	0^e

Footnotes

a		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
b		For statistical purposes, the data for New Zealand do not include this area.
c		2023
d		The "capital" rotates yearly between the three atolls of Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunomu, each with fewer than 500 inhabitants in 2011.
e		2024
f		Estimate.
g		2022
h		2019
i		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
j		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
k		Including refugees.
l		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in New Zealand, Cook Islands, and Niue.