Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Fiji?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Fiji

Name: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Fiji
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Fiji: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0001 people per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

88th

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0011 people per US$ of GDP

in 1966

All-time low

0.0001 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Fiji, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Fiji peaked at 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Fiji 88th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Fiji, 1960 to 2025.
Year	people per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1962	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1963	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1964	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1965	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1966	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1967	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1968	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1969	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1970	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1971	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1972	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
1973	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-23.8%
1974	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1975	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
1976	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1977	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1978	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1979	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1980	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1981	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1982	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1983	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1984	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1985	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1986	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1987	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1988	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1989	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1990	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1991	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1992	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1993	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1994	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1995	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1996	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1997	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1998	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+29.3%
1999	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2000	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
2001	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2002	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2003	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
2004	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2005	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2006	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2007	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2008	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2009	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
2010	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2011	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2012	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2013	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2014	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2015	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2016	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2017	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2018	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2019	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
2020	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
2021	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2022	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2023	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2024	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2025	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-2.5%

Fiji compared with similar countries

Fiji's 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Fiji's 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	0.0011 people per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0009 people per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Fiji

85 Marshall Islands 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
86 Suriname 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
87 Colombia 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
89 Ecuador 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
90 Peru 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
91 Botswana 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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)

All data for Fiji →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Fiji?: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Fiji was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Fiji?: The highest recorded value was 0.0011 people per US$ of GDP in 1966.
What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Fiji?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Fiji rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Fiji ranks 88th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Fiji?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.