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Migration trends
Immigration into French Polynesia rests almost entirely on one connection to mainland France: of the territory's 27.8K foreign-born residents, the large majority — 22.4K — come from France, with smaller numbers from nearby New Caledonia. The foreign-born count has been flat over the past decade, and the local diaspora abroad is very small at around 2K.
Immigrants27.8K · foreign-born residents
Diaspora2K · French Polynesia abroad
Trends+25.8K · more arrive than leave
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