Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5954 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Fiji, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.5954 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Fiji peaked at 0.5954 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2565 people per person, in 1960.
That places Fiji 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2565 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2735 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2891 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.303 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3151 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3251 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3327 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3387 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.344 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3487 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.353 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3568 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3603 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3634 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3662 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3688 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3711 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3732 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3749 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3763 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3775 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3787 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3799 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3812 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3827 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3845 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3868 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3902 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3958 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.403 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4115 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4207 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4303 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4398 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4487 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4566 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.463 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4681 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4726 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4768 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4807 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4843 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4878 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4913 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4948 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4984 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5023 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5065 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.511 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5156 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5204 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5253 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5304 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5356 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5408 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5462 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5517 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5574 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5623 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5671 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5719 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5766 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5814 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5861 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5908 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5954 people per person | +0.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.5954 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.5954 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3126 people per person | 0.2565 people per person | 0.3487 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3664 people per person | 0.353 people per person | 0.3763 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.386 people per person | 0.3775 people per person | 0.403 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4488 people per person | 0.4115 people per person | 0.4768 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4973 people per person | 0.4807 people per person | 0.5156 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5437 people per person | 0.5204 people per person | 0.5671 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5837 people per person | 0.5719 people per person | 0.5954 people per person | 6 |
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)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 48.13 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,775 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Fiji?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Fiji was 0.5954 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5954 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2565 people per person in 1960.
- How does Fiji rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Fiji ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.