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General Information

Region		Polynesia
Population (000, 2021)		200^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		70.7^a
Capital city		Apia
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		36.1^c
UN membership date		15-Dec-76
Surface area (km2)		2 842^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		107.3^a
National currency		Tala (WST)
Exchange rate (per US$)		2.5^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	692	787	845^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	2.4	6.7	2.3^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	3 722.1	4 066.3	4 285.5^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	9.1	8.9	10.1^b
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	18.1	18.1	15.7^b
Economy: Services and other activity^f (% of GVA)	72.8	73	74.2^b
Employment in agriculture^g (% of employed)	34.5	32.3	29.9^d
Employment in industry^g (% of employed)	23.1	22.6	23.3^d
Employment in services^g (% employed)	42.4	45.1	46.9^d
Unemployment^g (% of labour force)	5.6	8.7	8.4^d
Labour force participation rate^g (female/male pop. %)	31.6 / 56.0	31.7 / 56.5	31.0 / 55.2^d
CPI: Consumer Price Index^g,h (2010=100)	100	108	116^d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	94	100	104^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	70	59	37^g,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	310	371	313^g,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-240	-312	-276^g,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-62	-13	15^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	0.7	0.8	0.5^d
Urban population (% of total population)	20.1	18.9	18.1^b
Urban population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-0.4	-0.4	...
Fertility rate, totalⁱ (live births per woman)	4.5	4.2	3.9^d
Life expectancy at birthⁱ (females/males, years)	73.5 / 68.8	74.5 / 70.2	75.2 / 71.1^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	38.3 / 7.1	38.8 / 7.0	37.1 / 8.2^a
International migrant stock^j (000/% of total pop.)	5.1 / 2.8	4.3 / 2.2	4.0 / 2.0^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	...	...	~0.0^d
Infant mortality rateⁱ (per 1 000 live births)	16.6	15.1	13.4^d
Health: Current expenditure^k (% of GDP)	5.5	5.7	5.2^c
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.3	0.5^l	0.3^m
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5.1ⁿ	...	4.2^m
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	109.9 / 111.5	106.4 / 106.4	115.7 / 114.5^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	93.6 / 82.3	99.1 / 89.3	98.0 / 88.8^m
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	87.3 / 70.3	94.5 / 79.0	92.3 / 79.6^m
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	8.6	3.1^l	...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	8.2	6.1	10^o

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet^g (per 100 inhabitants)	7	25.4	33.6^p
Threatened species (number)	78	90	109
Forested area^g (% of land area)	58.8	58	57.5^c
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	2	2^g	2^g,c
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	23	26	27^c
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	122	128	172^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	47	47	47.1^d
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	38.1 / 50.7	37.2 / 50.4	36.6 / 50.1^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	19.35	12.14	15.22^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2018
d		2020
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
g		Estimate.
h		Excluding rent.
i		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
j		Including refugees.
k		Data refer to fiscal years beginning 1 July.
l		2013
m		2016
n		2008
o		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
p		2017