Demographics of Fiji

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date30 Jul 2024

As of 2024, the population of Fiji is projected at 929k, compared to 924k in 2023. It is the fourth-most populous country in Oceania and ranks 162nd in the world. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.48 percent, the 144th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 461k males and 468k females in Fiji. The percentage of the male population is 49.63%, compared to 50.37% of the female population. Fiji has 6,838 more females than males. The sex ratio in Fiji in 2024 will be 98.538 males per 100 females. Fiji is in the 123rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Fiji population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950164,347145,166309,5142.03113.213
1955182,644166,425349,0702.79109.746
1960209,393195,494404,8873.04107.110
1965242,243230,332472,5753.03105.171
1970270,421260,767531,1881.91103.702
1975291,305284,601575,9061.51102.356
1980323,710318,264641,9752.38101.711
1985364,498359,264723,7612.35101.457
1990389,627383,688773,3160.86101.548
1995402,822395,923798,7460.48101.743
2000424,726416,183840,9091.05102.053
2005446,449435,930882,3790.91102.413
2010459,389451,031910,4190.32101.853
2015459,885458,693918,5780.09100.260
2020454,673460,289914,9630.3098.780
2021455,108461,603916,7110.0898.593
2022456,267463,155919,4220.5198.513
2023458,652465,493924,1450.5298.530
2024460,973467,811928,7840.4898.538
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195051.70816.7756.518
195555.30616.0046.568
196058.60215.6116.364
196561.41315.5925.763
197061.65216.0864.708
197561.68917.1984.104
198062.40618.2694.038
198563.99819.1433.663
199065.05619.8803.386
199566.00720.4003.251
200066.19421.4422.992
200565.98322.8622.917
201066.77824.3152.696
201566.48025.6202.567
202066.92427.0592.357
202164.90427.2832.332
202267.14827.4752.305
202367.31627.6662.281
202467.46327.8642.270
  • Total
  • Crude

Fiji death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19505,74513,03918.56342.129
19554,89215,32214.01643.893
19604,36417,67710.77843.659
19653,97219,1398.40640.499
19704,14718,6857.80835.176
19754,43318,7047.69732.478
19804,82921,7357.52133.857
19854,93923,4076.82432.341
19905,08222,8316.57229.523
19955,10821,3806.39526.767
20005,73320,4576.81824.328
20056,67721,1807.56724.003
20107,10020,3287.79922.328
20158,07519,2888.79120.998
20208,49617,2279.28618.828
202110,22817,00511.15718.550
20228,55016,7729.29918.242
20238,55316,6319.25517.996
20248,83416,5929.51117.864
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Fiji

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195070,375218,61324.352
195590,219244,75726.933
1960116,759276,62729.681
1965151,142312,74132.582
1970180,926339,60334.758
1975211,729364,86636.721
1980239,930395,32537.769
1985274,154437,50738.523
1990303,191425,43741.611
1995352,818422,68045.496
2000388,640422,58347.908
2005409,850411,96749.871
2010448,644411,30652.171
2015488,237403,91254.726
2020529,489395,42657.247
2021537,363393,29257.740
2022545,034390,98758.229
2023552,523388,53858.713
2024559,863385,98059.192
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Fiji population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 42,137 39,580 81,716 8.80 106.460
05-09 43,645 41,957 85,602 9.22 104.023
10-14 42,312 42,007 84,320 9.08 100.726
15-19 40,576 41,215 81,791 8.81 98.450
20-24 36,875 37,447 74,322 8.00 98.473
25-29 36,606 36,660 73,267 7.89 99.853
30-34 36,278 36,075 72,353 7.79 100.563
35-39 34,446 34,427 68,873 7.42 100.055
40-44 33,165 33,117 66,282 7.14 100.145
45-49 27,489 27,284 54,773 5.90 100.751
50-54 22,579 22,457 45,037 4.85 100.543
55-59 21,253 21,897 43,150 4.65 97.059
60-64 17,830 19,219 37,049 3.99 92.773
65-69 12,238 14,179 26,417 2.84 86.311
70-74 7,173 9,386 16,558 1.78 76.422
75-79 4,029 6,160 10,190 1.10 65.406
80-84 1,732 3,191 4,923 0.53 54.278
85-89 519 1,232 1,750 0.19 42.127
90-94 85 288 373 0.04 29.514
95-99 5 32 37 0.00 15.625
100+ 0 1 1 0.00 0.000
Total 460,972 467,811 928,784 98.538