 Tahitian girls | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 185,000 (Ethnic Tahitians worldwide) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 French Polynesia 178,133(on Tahiti only, August 2007 census) | |
 United States | 5,062 (2010)[1] |
 New Zealand | 1,737 (2018)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Tahitian, French | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christian (Reformed and Roman Catholic) Tahitian mythology (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Polynesians (particularly Native Hawaiians and Rapa Nui) | |
The Tahitians (Tahitian: Māʼohi; French: Tahitiens) are the Indigenous Polynesian people of Tahiti and thirteen other Society Islands in French Polynesia. The numbers may also include the modern population in these islands of mixed Polynesian and French ancestry (French: demis). Indigenous Tahitians are one of the largest Polynesian ethnic groups, behind the Māori, Samoans and Hawaiians.[3]
- ^ "Total ancestry's categories tallied for people with one or more ancestry categories reported in 2010 American Community Survey Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "2018 Census ethnic group summaries | Stats NZ".
- ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1976), vol. 25, p. 208