Dominican Republic vs Fiji: Birth rate

Dominican Republic
17.93 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Fiji
18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
90th
Fiji rank
89th

Birth rate over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Fiji
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 18 births per 1,000 people against 17.93 births per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Fiji ranks 89th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Fiji in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Fiji Difference Ahead
1950s 53.75 births per 1,000 people 43.58 births per 1,000 people 10.16 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1960s 47.52 births per 1,000 people 40.51 births per 1,000 people 7.01 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1970s 38.79 births per 1,000 people 33.25 births per 1,000 people 5.54 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1980s 32.78 births per 1,000 people 32.33 births per 1,000 people 0.4512 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1990s 28.04 births per 1,000 people 27.06 births per 1,000 people 0.9792 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
2000s 23.25 births per 1,000 people 23.91 births per 1,000 people 0.6678 births per 1,000 people Fiji
2010s 20.76 births per 1,000 people 20.89 births per 1,000 people 0.1214 births per 1,000 people Fiji
2020s 18.43 births per 1,000 people 18.4 births per 1,000 people 0.0245 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Dominican Republic or Fiji?
Fiji, at 18 births per 1,000 people against 17.93 births per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Dominican Republic and Fiji?
0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Fiji?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Fiji rank globally for birth rate?
Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Fiji ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.