Fiji vs Indonesia: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Fiji
59.5%
in 2025
Indonesia
59.4%
in 2025
Fiji rank
143rd
Indonesia rank
146th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Fiji
- Indonesia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 59.5% against 59.4% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Indonesia ahead.
Fiji ranks 143rd and Indonesia ranks 146th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 15 and Indonesia in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Indonesia |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Indonesia |
| 1740s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
| 1750s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 2.4% | 1.6% | Indonesia |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 1780s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 1790s | 1.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1800s | 1.7% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1810s | 2.1% | 3.8% | 1.8% | Indonesia |
| 1820s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 1830s | 3.0% | 4.6% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Indonesia |
| 1850s | 4.3% | 5.5% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 5.1% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 0.1% | Fiji |
| 1890s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 0.9% | Fiji |
| 1900s | 10.6% | 8.7% | 1.9% | Fiji |
| 1910s | 12.7% | 9.6% | 3.2% | Fiji |
| 1920s | 15.3% | 10.5% | 4.8% | Fiji |
| 1930s | 18.3% | 11.5% | 6.9% | Fiji |
| 1940s | 22.0% | 12.6% | 9.4% | Fiji |
| 1950s | 16.1% | 13.4% | 2.7% | Fiji |
| 1960s | 31.3% | 15.6% | 15.7% | Fiji |
| 1970s | 36.6% | 18.8% | 17.8% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 25.7% | 12.9% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 35.7% | 9.2% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 45.7% | 4.0% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 52.8% | 1.6% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.8% | 0.6% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Fiji or Indonesia?
- Fiji, at 59.5% against 59.4% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Fiji and Indonesia?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Indonesia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Indonesia rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Fiji ranks 143rd and Indonesia ranks 146th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.