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General Information

Region		Polynesia
Population (000, 2020)		198
Pop. density (per km2, 2020)		70.1
Capital city		Apia
Capital city pop. (000, 2020)		36.1^b
UN membership date		15-Dec-76
Surface area (km2)		2 842^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		107.3
National currency		Tala (WST)
Exchange rate (per US$)		2.6^c

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2020
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	692	787	833^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	2.4	6.7	0.7^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	3 722.1	4 066.3	4 249.6^b
Economy: Agriculture^d (% of Gross Value Added)	9.1	8.9	9.4^b
Economy: Industry^e,f (% of Gross Value Added)	18.1	18.1	14.6^b
Economy: Services and other activity^g,h,i (% of GVA)	48.6	48.9	51.2^b
Employment in agriculture^j (% of employed)	34.5	32.3	29.9
Employment in industry^j (% of employed)	23.1	22.6	23.3
Employment in services^j (% employed)	42.4	45.1	46.9
Unemployment^j (% of labour force)	5.6	8.7	8.4
Labour force participation rate^j (female/male pop. %)	31.6 / 56.0	31.7 / 56.5	31.0 / 55.2
CPI: Consumer Price Index^j,k (2010=100)	100	108	118^c
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	107	119	118^l
International trade: exports (million current US$)	70	59	32^j,c
International trade: imports (million current US$)	310	371	390^j,c
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-240	-312	-358^j,c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-44	-13	20^b

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Population growth rate^m (average annual %)	0.7	0.8	0.5
Urban population (% of total population)	20.1	18.9	18.1^c
Urban population growth rate^m (average annual %)	-0.4	-0.4	...
Fertility rate, total^m (live births per woman)	4.5	4.2	3.9
Life expectancy at birth^m (females/males, years)	73.5 / 68.8	74.5 / 70.2	75.2 / 71.1
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	38.3 / 7.1	38.8 / 7.0	37.2 / 8.0
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	5.1 / 2.8	4.3 / 2.2	4.0 / 2.0^c
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	...	...	~0.0^c
Infant mortality rate^m (per 1 000 live births)	16.6	15.1	13.4
Health: Current expenditureⁿ (% of GDP)	5.5	5.7	5.5^a
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.3	0.5^o	0.3^l
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5.1^p	...	4.1^l
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	109.9 / 111.5	106.4 / 106.4	110.4 / 110.6^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	93.6 / 82.3	99.1 / 89.3	98.0 / 88.8^l
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	8.6	3.1^o	...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	8.2	6.1	10^q

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2020
Individuals using the Internet^j (per 100 inhabitants)	7	25.4	33.6^a
Threatened species (number)	78	90	100
Forested area^j (% of land area)	60.4	60.4	60.4^a
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	1	1	1^a
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	21^j	24	25^j,a
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	122	128	164^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	8.3	8.3	13.7^c
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	39.6 / 51.8	38.3 / 51.1	37.7 / 50.9^a
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	19.98	11.89	14.49^b

Footnotes

a		2017
b		2018
c		2019
d		At producers' prices.
e		Including taxes less subsidies on production and imports.
f		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation and canals.
g		Excludes computer and related activities and radio/TV activities.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
j		Estimate.
k		Excluding rent.
l		2016
m		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
n		Data refer to fiscal years beginning 1 July.
o		2013
p		2008
q		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.