What is the least densely populated city in Polynésie française?

Hitiaa O Te Ra, at 47 inhab./km². 13 cities of Polynésie française are measured here.

Where does Papeete stand in France?

481 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Polynésie française?

Papeete (1,503 inhab./km²), Faaa (820 inhab./km²), Arue (497 inhab./km²), Pirae (417 inhab./km²), Punaauia (366 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.

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The most densely populated cities in Polynésie française

Papeete is the most densely populated city in Polynésie française, at 1,503 inhab./km², ahead of Faaa (820 inhab./km²) and Arue (497 inhab./km²). At the other end, Hitiaa O Te Ra is the least densely populated city, at 47 inhab./km².

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The 13 cities of Polynésie française ranked on density
Rank	City	Density	Population
1	Papeete	1,503 inhab./km²	26,654
2	Faaa	820 inhab./km²	29,826
3	Arue	497 inhab./km²	10,322
4	Pirae	417 inhab./km²	14,068
5	Punaauia	366 inhab./km²	28,781
6	Mahina	281 inhab./km²	14,623
7	Bora-Bora	267 inhab./km²	10,758
8	Paea	204 inhab./km²	12,756
9	Papara	126 inhab./km²	11,743
10	Moorea-Maiao	124 inhab./km²	18,201
11	Teva I Uta	90 inhab./km²	10,837
12	Taiarapu-Est	62 inhab./km²	13,602
13	Hitiaa O Te Ra	47 inhab./km²	10,196

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

4 questions about this ranking

What is the most densely populated city in Polynésie française?: Papeete, at 1,503 inhab./km², ahead of Faaa (820 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Polynésie française?: Hitiaa O Te Ra, at 47 inhab./km². 13 cities of Polynésie française are measured here.
Where does Papeete stand in France?: 481 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Polynésie française?: Papeete (1,503 inhab./km²), Faaa (820 inhab./km²), Arue (497 inhab./km²), Pirae (417 inhab./km²), Punaauia (366 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.