Polynesia Cities by Population 2026

5 Most Populated Polynesia Cities

Samoa Flag Apia

112,345

Samoa Flag Tuamasaga

112,345

Tonga Flag Rural

80,590

Tonga Flag Nukualofa

33,131

French Polynesia Flag Faaa

30,084
City
Country
Population ↓
Samoa FlagApiaSamoa112,345
Samoa FlagTuamasagaSamoa112,345
Tonga FlagRuralTonga80,590
Tonga FlagNukualofaTonga33,131
French Polynesia FlagFaaaFrench Polynesia30,084
French Polynesia FlagPunaauiaFrench Polynesia29,335
French Polynesia FlagPapeeteFrench Polynesia26,438
Samoa FlagA'anaSamoa25,933
Samoa FlagAtuaSamoa25,142
Tonga FlagUrbanTonga19,328
Tonga FlagKolomotuaTonga16,620
Tonga FlagKolofoouTonga16,519
Samoa FlagFa'asaleleagaSamoa16,214
French Polynesia FlagMahinaFrench Polynesia14,512
French Polynesia FlagPiraeFrench Polynesia13,956
Tonga FlagVainiTonga13,402
French Polynesia FlagPaeaFrench Polynesia12,548
French Polynesia FlagPaparaFrench Polynesia11,794
French Polynesia FlagArueFrench Polynesia10,386
Samoa FlagPalauliSamoa9,202
Tonga FlagNukunukuTonga8,357
Tuvalu FlagFunafutiTuvalu8,165
American Samoa FlagTafunaAmerican Samoa8,014
Tonga FlagLapahaTonga7,506
French Polynesia FlagAfaahitiFrench Polynesia7,413
Tonga FlagTatakamotongaTonga7,344
Samoa FlagVaisiganoSamoa6,978
French Polynesia FlagPapeariFrench Polynesia5,794
American Samoa FlagNu'uuliAmerican Samoa5,613
Samoa FlagSatupa'iteaSamoa5,549
French Polynesia FlagMataieaFrench Polynesia5,537
French Polynesia FlagNunueFrench Polynesia5,483
Tonga FlagNeiafuTonga5,441
French Polynesia FlagPaopaoFrench Polynesia5,110
Samoa FlagAiga-i-le-TaiSamoa4,971
Samoa FlagGaga'ifomaugaSamoa4,717
French Polynesia FlagAfareaituFrench Polynesia4,388
Tonga FlagKolovaiTonga4,335
Samoa FlagGaga'emaugaSamoa4,321
French Polynesia FlagToahotuFrench Polynesia4,054
French Polynesia FlagHaapitiFrench Polynesia3,997
French Polynesia FlagPapenooFrench Polynesia3,818
French Polynesia FlagFaanuiFrench Polynesia3,621
French Polynesia FlagUturoaFrench Polynesia3,606
French Polynesia FlagAveraFrench Polynesia3,587
Wallis and Futuna FlagHahakeWallis and Futuna3,301
Wallis and Futuna FlagMata-UtuWallis and Futuna3,301
Tonga FlagLeimatuaTonga3,275
French Polynesia FlagVairaoFrench Polynesia3,074
French Polynesia FlagTiareiFrench Polynesia3,031
American Samoa FlagIli'iliAmerican Samoa3,000
French Polynesia FlagRangiroaFrench Polynesia2,847
Wallis and Futuna FlagMuaWallis and Futuna2,840
Tonga FlagEua MotuaTonga2,686
American Samoa FlagPago PagoAmerican Samoa2,606
French Polynesia FlagTeavaroFrench Polynesia2,599
French Polynesia FlagTautiraFrench Polynesia2,591
French Polynesia FlagFaaoneFrench Polynesia2,312
Tonga FlagHahakeTonga2,289
French Polynesia FlagTaiohaeFrench Polynesia2,246
French Polynesia FlagHitiaaFrench Polynesia2,177
American Samoa FlagMapusagafouAmerican Samoa2,160
French Polynesia FlagPapetoaiFrench Polynesia2,126
Tonga FlagEua FoouTonga2,098
French Polynesia FlagTevaitoaFrench Polynesia2,085
French Polynesia FlagPueuFrench Polynesia2,070
French Polynesia FlagAtuonaFrench Polynesia2,041
American Samoa FlagFaleniuAmerican Samoa1,986
Tonga FlagHihifoTonga1,948
American Samoa FlagPava'ia'iAmerican Samoa1,909
American Samoa FlagVaitogiAmerican Samoa1,898
Tonga FlagPangaiTonga1,891
French Polynesia FlagAnauFrench Polynesia1,852
Wallis and Futuna FlagAloWallis and Futuna1,831
Wallis and Futuna FlagHihifoWallis and Futuna1,805
Cook Islands FlagAitutakiCook Islands1,776
Cook Islands FlagKiikii-Tupapa-MaraerengaCook Islands1,749
Samoa FlagVa'a-o-FonotiSamoa1,741
French Polynesia FlagFareFrench Polynesia1,631
French Polynesia FlagHakahauFrench Polynesia1,631
French Polynesia FlagGambierFrench Polynesia1,599
Cook Islands FlagNikao-PanamaCook Islands1,487
French Polynesia FlagTeahupooFrench Polynesia1,484
American Samoa FlagLeoneAmerican Samoa1,405
French Polynesia FlagIripauFrench Polynesia1,322
French Polynesia FlagMahaenaFrench Polynesia1,315
French Polynesia FlagMaupitiFrench Polynesia1,315
Tonga FlagFoaTonga1,290
Cook Islands FlagTitikavekaCook Islands1,276
American Samoa FlagFagatogoAmerican Samoa1,270
American Samoa FlagAuaAmerican Samoa1,232
French Polynesia FlagOpoaFrench Polynesia1,223
Cook Islands FlagRuaau-ArerengaCook Islands1,199
Tonga FlagPangaimotuTonga1,171
Wallis and Futuna FlagSigaveWallis and Futuna1,139
French Polynesia FlagFitiiFrench Polynesia1,054
American Samoa FlagVailoataiAmerican Samoa1,044
French Polynesia FlagFakaravaFrench Polynesia1,042
Cook Islands FlagMataveraCook Islands1,018
French Polynesia FlagHaoFrench Polynesia995
French Polynesia FlagMaevaFrench Polynesia978
Cook Islands FlagAvaruaCook Islands974
Cook Islands FlagAvatiu-Ruatonga-AtupaCook Islands974
American Samoa FlagMalaeimiAmerican Samoa964
American Samoa FlagPuapuaAmerican Samoa952
French Polynesia FlagHaameneFrench Polynesia910
French Polynesia FlagMoeraiFrench Polynesia904
French Polynesia FlagMatauraFrench Polynesia897
French Polynesia FlagArutuaFrench Polynesia841
French Polynesia FlagMakemoFrench Polynesia809
Cook Islands FlagNgatangiiaCook Islands795
Cook Islands FlagMurienuaCook Islands794
Tuvalu FlagVaitupuTuvalu762
French Polynesia FlagUa HukaFrench Polynesia757
American Samoa FlagAnuaAmerican Samoa746
French Polynesia FlagTapuamuFrench Polynesia742
French Polynesia FlagVaiaauFrench Polynesia741
French Polynesia FlagHaapuFrench Polynesia716
Tonga FlagNiuatoputapuTonga698
French Polynesia FlagTaahuaiaFrench Polynesia676
American Samoa FlagAoloauAmerican Samoa671
French Polynesia FlagAveraFrench Polynesia669
Cook Islands FlagAkaoa-BetelaCook Islands668
American Samoa FlagFutigaAmerican Samoa657
French Polynesia FlagManihiFrench Polynesia646
American Samoa FlagLauli'iAmerican Samoa642
American Samoa FlagTaputimuAmerican Samoa630
Cook Islands FlagTakuvaineCook Islands629
American Samoa FlagFaga'aluAmerican Samoa624
Tokelau FlagAtafuTokelau618
French Polynesia FlagMaroeFrench Polynesia614
Niue FlagAlofiNiue613
French Polynesia FlagTikehauFrench Polynesia613
French Polynesia FlagRuutiaFrench Polynesia599
French Polynesia FlagFatu-HivaFrench Polynesia591
French Polynesia FlagMahuFrench Polynesia588
Tonga FlagMotuTonga578
Tokelau FlagNukunonuTokelau576
French Polynesia FlagFaaiteFrench Polynesia572
Tonga FlagLulungaTonga567
American Samoa FlagMalaeloa/aitulagiAmerican Samoa564
French Polynesia FlagAnaaFrench Polynesia561
French Polynesia FlagTahuataFrench Polynesia552
Tonga FlagMuomuaTonga551
French Polynesia FlagTehuruiFrench Polynesia546
Tonga FlagUihaTonga546
Tuvalu FlagNukufetauTuvalu539
French Polynesia FlagTakapotoFrench Polynesia523
French Polynesia FlagKaukuraFrench Polynesia512
French Polynesia FlagKauehiFrench Polynesia506
French Polynesia FlagHakamaiiFrench Polynesia502
French Polynesia FlagRairua-MahanatoaFrench Polynesia497
French Polynesia FlagAheFrench Polynesia489
French Polynesia FlagPareaFrench Polynesia485
French Polynesia FlagFaieFrench Polynesia483
French Polynesia FlagNiuaFrench Polynesia479
Tokelau FlagFakaofoTokelau472
Cook Islands FlagMangaiaCook Islands471
French Polynesia FlagHipuFrench Polynesia470
French Polynesia FlagFaaahaFrench Polynesia463
French Polynesia FlagTefareriiFrench Polynesia460
Cook Islands FlagPukapukaCook Islands456
French Polynesia FlagTakaroaFrench Polynesia448
Tuvalu FlagNanumeaTuvalu447
French Polynesia FlagApatakiFrench Polynesia446
French Polynesia FlagPuamauFrench Polynesia444
Tonga FlagHa`anoTonga435
Tuvalu FlagNuiTuvalu435
French Polynesia FlagHatiheuFrench Polynesia427
American Samoa FlagFagasaAmerican Samoa425
French Polynesia FlagTaipivaiFrench Polynesia414
French Polynesia FlagRapaFrench Polynesia411
American Samoa FlagMesepaAmerican Samoa398
American Samoa FlagAasuAmerican Samoa384
Cook Islands FlagAtiuCook Islands382
American Samoa FlagAunu'uAmerican Samoa382
French Polynesia FlagHautiFrench Polynesia377
French Polynesia FlagPuohineFrench Polynesia377
Tonga FlagNiuafoouTonga375
French Polynesia FlagVaitoareFrench Polynesia374
French Polynesia FlagMutuauraFrench Polynesia363
Tuvalu FlagNiutaoTuvalu356
American Samoa FlagUtuleiAmerican Samoa356
American Samoa FlagVatiaAmerican Samoa352
French Polynesia FlagFetunaFrench Polynesia350
American Samoa FlagMalaeloa/ituauAmerican Samoa348
French Polynesia FlagMaiaoFrench Polynesia335
American Samoa FlagLeloaloaAmerican Samoa315
French Polynesia FlagMataivaFrench Polynesia290
French Polynesia FlagAnapotoFrench Polynesia286
Cook Islands FlagTutakimoa-TeotueCook Islands274
French Polynesia FlagNapukaFrench Polynesia273
French Polynesia FlagReaoFrench Polynesia273
French Polynesia FlagKatiuFrench Polynesia271
American Samoa FlagMatu'uAmerican Samoa268
French Polynesia FlagAmaruFrench Polynesia263
Tuvalu FlagNanumagaTuvalu258
American Samoa FlagTulaAmerican Samoa250
Cook Islands FlagMaukeCook Islands249
American Samoa FlagAmanaveAmerican Samoa244
American Samoa FlagAumaAmerican Samoa235
French Polynesia FlagAnatonuFrench Polynesia232
Cook Islands FlagPenrhynCook Islands230
French Polynesia FlagTureiaFrench Polynesia213
American Samoa FlagAfonoAmerican Samoa209
Cook Islands FlagManihikiCook Islands207
French Polynesia FlagRaroiaFrench Polynesia207
American Samoa FlagFaga'ituaAmerican Samoa199
French Polynesia FlagPukaruaFrench Polynesia188
American Samoa FlagAutoAmerican Samoa185
French Polynesia FlagFakahinaFrench Polynesia183
Niue FlagHakupuNiue180
French Polynesia FlagNiauFrench Polynesia179
Tuvalu FlagNukulaelaeTuvalu175
American Samoa FlagSatalaAmerican Samoa171
American Samoa FlagAumiAmerican Samoa170
French Polynesia FlagVaiuruFrench Polynesia170
American Samoa FlagAmaluiaAmerican Samoa164
French Polynesia FlagFangatauFrench Polynesia163
American Samoa FlagAtu'uAmerican Samoa162
American Samoa FlagMasefauAmerican Samoa161
Cook Islands FlagMitiaroCook Islands155
American Samoa FlagNuaAmerican Samoa155
American Samoa FlagAlaoAmerican Samoa143
French Polynesia FlagVahitahiFrench Polynesia143
French Polynesia FlagAmanuFrench Polynesia140
French Polynesia FlagTatakotoFrench Polynesia135
Niue FlagLakepaNiue132
Niue FlagAvateleNiue129
French Polynesia FlagPukapukaFrench Polynesia119
American Samoa FlagOlosegaAmerican Samoa118
American Samoa FlagAsiliAmerican Samoa117
American Samoa FlagMasausiAmerican Samoa116
Niue FlagTamakautogaNiue116
American Samoa FlagFagali'iAmerican Samoa113
American Samoa FlagOfuAmerican Samoa106
American Samoa FlagSe'etagaAmerican Samoa104
American Samoa FlagMaiaAmerican Samoa100
French Polynesia FlagMakateaFrench Polynesia96
Niue FlagMakefuNiue95
French Polynesia FlagHikueruFrench Polynesia94
American Samoa FlagLumaAmerican Samoa92
Cook Islands FlagNassauCook Islands92
American Samoa FlagPoloaAmerican Samoa92
Niue FlagMutalauNiue90
French Polynesia FlagNukutavakeFrench Polynesia87
American Samoa FlagAlofauAmerican Samoa86
Cook Islands FlagRakahangaCook Islands81
French Polynesia FlagVairaateaFrench Polynesia80
American Samoa FlagLeusoali'iAmerican Samoa79
Niue FlagTuapaNiue77
American Samoa FlagFailoloAmerican Samoa74
American Samoa FlagAuasiAmerican Samoa73
American Samoa FlagSi'ufagaAmerican Samoa71
French Polynesia FlagHereheretueFrench Polynesia70
American Samoa FlagOnenoaAmerican Samoa70
Niue FlagVaieaNiue70
American Samoa FlagFaleasaoAmerican Samoa69
Tuvalu FlagNiulakitaTuvalu67
Niue FlagLikuNiue61
French Polynesia FlagMarokauFrench Polynesia60
American Samoa FlagUtusiaAmerican Samoa60
American Samoa FlagFaganeaneaAmerican Samoa59
American Samoa FlagPagaiAmerican Samoa59
American Samoa FlagUtumea EastAmerican Samoa59
French Polynesia FlagTepoto NordFrench Polynesia54
American Samoa FlagAmauaAmerican Samoa51
American Samoa FlagSa'ileleAmerican Samoa51
American Samoa FlagFatumafutiAmerican Samoa47
American Samoa FlagAfaoAmerican Samoa44
French Polynesia FlagTaengaFrench Polynesia41
Niue FlagToiNiue40
American Samoa FlagAguguluAmerican Samoa37
American Samoa FlagAoaAmerican Samoa37
American Samoa FlagUtumea WestAmerican Samoa35
American Samoa FlagFagamaloAmerican Samoa31
Niue FlagHikutavakeNiue31
American Samoa FlagAvaioAmerican Samoa28
Cook Islands FlagPalmerstonCook Islands25
American Samoa FlagSwainsAmerican Samoa17
American Samoa FlagAlegaAmerican Samoa14
American Samoa FlagSiliAmerican Samoa11
Niue FlagNamukuluNiue7
American Samoa FlagMaloataAmerican Samoa5
American Samoa FlagAmouliAmerican Samoa0

Polynesia Cities Overview

Polynesia features relatively small urban centers, with Papeete serving as the largest city with 26.4K residents. French Polynesia contains several of the region’s significant settlements, led by Faaa (30.1K) and Papeete (26.4K).

French Polynesia’s urban network includes several smaller cities such as Pirae (14K), Mahina (14.5K), and Paea (12.5K).

Sources

  1. World Urbanization Prospects 2025 - United Nations population estimates and projections of major Urban Agglomerations
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.