Military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji
Fiji: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.4353 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji is 0.4353, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji peaked at 0.684 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.
Fiji ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0.1675 | — |
| 1978 | 0.1642 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.161 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3155 | +95.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3091 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3017 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2976 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4373 | +46.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5739 | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4202 | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4161 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5556 | +33.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5319 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.684 | +28.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6748 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6702 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6485 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5102 | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5025 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5019 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4944 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5025 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4963 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4896 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4938 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4902 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4896 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4884 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4866 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4831 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.479 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4739 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4695 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4646 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4608 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4571 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4545 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4515 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4484 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4449 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4353 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4362 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4372 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4372 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4362 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4353 | -0.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.4353 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.4353 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1865, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +95.9% | 0.161 | 0.3155 |
| 1984 | +46.9% | 0.2976 | 0.4373 |
| 1988 | +33.5% | 0.4161 | 0.5556 |
| 1985 | +31.2% | 0.4373 | 0.5739 |
| 1990 | +28.6% | 0.5319 | 0.684 |
| 1986 | -26.8% | 0.5739 | 0.4202 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0493 | 0 | 0.1675 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4159 | 0.2976 | 0.5739 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5685 | 0.4944 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4844 | 0.4695 | 0.4938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4491 | 0.4353 | 0.4646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4362 | 0.4353 | 0.4372 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More population data for Fiji
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8469 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.51 (2100)
- Population density 48.13 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 45,775 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.51 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Fiji was 0.4353 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.684 in 1990.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
- How does Fiji rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Fiji ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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