Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita in Fiji, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 2.28 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. gdp per capita in Fiji peaked at 6.6 live births per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2.28 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Fiji 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.52 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.54 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.55 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.57 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.6 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.57 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.53 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 6.36 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 6.28 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 6.2 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.09 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 5.96 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 5.76 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 5.55 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 5.33 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 5.11 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 4.91 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 4.71 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.51 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.32 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 4.16 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 4.07 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 4.12 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.11 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.1 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.08 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.04 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.99 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.94 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 3.8 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.66 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 3.54 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.48 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.43 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.4 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.39 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.37 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.33 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.29 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.26 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.25 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.19 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.12 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.05 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.99 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.97 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.97 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.96 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.94 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.92 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.87 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.76 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.61 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.59 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.57 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.52 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.46 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.42 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.33 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.28 live births per woman | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 6.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 4.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 88 Northern Mariana Islands 2.35 live births per woman compare
- 89 Guatemala 2.31 live births per woman compare
- 90 American Samoa 2.29 live births per woman compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 2.28 live births per woman compare
- 93 Suriname 2.25 live births per woman compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2.24 live births per woman compare
More population data for Fiji
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,775 people (2100)
- Population density 48.13 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8469 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.4046 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. gdp per capita in Fiji?
- Fertility rate vs. gdp per capita in Fiji was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 live births per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for fertility rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Fiji ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.