Population of Bora Bora: ~10,000 (2020)

Bora Bora (commune de Bora-Bora, including main island and motus) had an estimated population of ~10,000 in 2020 (ISPF — Institut de la Statistique de la Polynésie Française).

Breakdown

• Main island (Vaitape, Anau, Faanui): ~7,500
• Motus (islets): ~2,500 (many resort staff, seasonal).

Demographics

• Polynesian majority (Tahitian ancestry).
• French metropolitans, other Europeans, Asians (Chinese, Filipino), mixed.
• Young median age (~30); high birth rate vs. mainland France.

Economy

• Tourism: ~200,000 visitors/year (pre-COVID); luxury resorts (Four Seasons, St. Regis, Conrad, InterContinental).
• Pearl farming: Black pearls (Pinctada margaritifera) — major export.
• Fishing, copra, vanilla: Subsistence/small-scale.

Governance

Part of French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France); mayor + municipal council; represented in Assembly of French Polynesia.