Population density in Fiji
Fiji: Population density was 48.13 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
48.13
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
168th
of 235 countries
All-time high
54.83
in 2054
All-time low
1.65
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Fiji, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 48.13 for population density in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Fiji peaked at 54.83 in 2054 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 1000.
That places Fiji 168th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.65 | — |
| 1100 | 1.83 | +11.1% |
| 1200 | 2.03 | +11.1% |
| 1300 | 2.26 | +11.1% |
| 1400 | 2.51 | +11.1% |
| 1500 | 2.79 | +11.1% |
| 1600 | 3.1 | +11.1% |
| 1700 | 3.44 | +11.1% |
| 1710 | 3.62 | +5.3% |
| 1720 | 3.81 | +5.3% |
| 1730 | 4.01 | +5.3% |
| 1740 | 4.22 | +5.3% |
| 1750 | 4.44 | +5.3% |
| 1760 | 4.68 | +5.3% |
| 1770 | 4.93 | +5.3% |
| 1780 | 5.18 | +5.3% |
| 1790 | 5.46 | +5.3% |
| 1800 | 7.14 | +30.9% |
| 1801 | 7.16 | +0.2% |
| 1802 | 7.17 | +0.2% |
| 1803 | 7.18 | +0.2% |
| 1804 | 7.19 | +0.2% |
| 1805 | 7.21 | +0.2% |
| 1806 | 7.22 | +0.2% |
| 1807 | 7.23 | +0.2% |
| 1808 | 7.25 | +0.2% |
| 1809 | 7.26 | +0.2% |
| 1810 | 7.27 | +0.2% |
| 1811 | 7.28 | +0.2% |
| 1812 | 7.3 | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 7.31 | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 7.32 | +0.2% |
| 1815 | 7.33 | +0.2% |
| 1816 | 7.35 | +0.2% |
| 1817 | 7.36 | +0.2% |
| 1818 | 7.37 | +0.2% |
| 1819 | 7.39 | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 7.4 | +0.2% |
| 1821 | 7.41 | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 7.43 | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 7.44 | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 7.45 | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 7.46 | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 7.48 | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 7.49 | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 7.5 | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 7.52 | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 7.53 | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 7.54 | +0.2% |
| 1832 | 7.56 | +0.2% |
| 1833 | 7.57 | +0.2% |
| 1834 | 7.58 | +0.2% |
| 1835 | 7.6 | +0.2% |
| 1836 | 7.61 | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 7.62 | +0.2% |
| 1838 | 7.64 | +0.2% |
| 1839 | 7.64 | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 7.64 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 7.64 | -0.1% |
| 1842 | 7.63 | -0.1% |
| 1843 | 7.61 | -0.2% |
| 1844 | 7.6 | -0.2% |
| 1845 | 7.58 | -0.2% |
| 1846 | 7.56 | -0.2% |
| 1847 | 7.55 | -0.2% |
| 1848 | 7.53 | -0.2% |
| 1849 | 7.51 | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 7.5 | -0.2% |
| 1851 | 7.49 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 7.47 | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 7.46 | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 7.45 | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 7.44 | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 7.42 | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 7.41 | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 7.4 | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 7.39 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 7.38 | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 7.36 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 7.35 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 7.34 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 7.33 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 7.31 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 7.3 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 7.29 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 7.28 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 7.27 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 7.25 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 7.24 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 7.23 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 7.22 | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 7.21 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 7.19 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 7.18 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 7.17 | -0.2% |
| 1878 | 7.16 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 7.14 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 7.12 | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 7.1 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 7.08 | -0.4% |
| 1883 | 7.05 | -0.4% |
| 1884 | 7.02 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 6.99 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 6.97 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 6.94 | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 6.91 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 6.89 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 6.87 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 6.86 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 6.86 | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 6.86 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 6.88 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 6.92 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 6.99 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 7.08 | +1.3% |
| 1903 | 7.2 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 7.32 | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 7.44 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 7.56 | +1.6% |
| 1907 | 7.68 | +1.6% |
| 1908 | 7.81 | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 7.93 | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 8.05 | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 8.16 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 8.27 | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 8.37 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 8.47 | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 8.58 | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 8.68 | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 8.79 | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 8.89 | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 9.02 | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 9.17 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 9.34 | +1.9% |
| 1922 | 9.54 | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 9.76 | +2.3% |
| 1924 | 9.99 | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 10.22 | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 10.46 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 10.71 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 10.96 | +2.3% |
| 1929 | 11.23 | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 11.51 | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 11.81 | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 12.13 | +2.7% |
| 1933 | 12.46 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 12.8 | +2.8% |
| 1935 | 13.16 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | 13.52 | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 13.9 | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 14.28 | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 14.62 | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 14.92 | +2.0% |
| 1941 | 15.17 | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 15.37 | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 15.53 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 15.68 | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 15.84 | +1.0% |
| 1946 | 16 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 16.16 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 16.32 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 16.56 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 16.94 | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 17.3 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 17.7 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 18.13 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 18.6 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 19.11 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 19.66 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 20.25 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 20.86 | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 21.5 | +3.1% |
| 1960 | 22.16 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 22.85 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 23.57 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 24.32 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 25.09 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 25.87 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 26.63 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 27.31 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 27.92 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 28.51 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 29.07 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 29.62 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 30.13 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 30.61 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 31.06 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 31.52 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 32.05 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 32.72 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 33.5 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 34.31 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 35.14 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 35.99 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 36.86 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 37.76 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 38.68 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 39.62 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 40.47 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 41.08 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 41.53 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 41.94 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 42.33 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 42.67 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 42.99 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 43.26 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.5 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 43.72 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 43.99 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 44.45 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 45.01 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 45.53 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 46.03 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 46.5 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.97 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.42 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 47.86 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 48.3 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.73 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.14 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.45 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 49.66 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.83 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.97 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.08 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 50.16 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.22 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.28 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.31 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.29 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.2 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.08 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.08 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.18 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.32 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 50.58 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.84 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 51.08 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 51.3 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 51.52 | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 51.74 | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 51.96 | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 52.17 | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 52.36 | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 52.55 | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 52.73 | +0.3% |
| 2034 | 52.9 | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 53.07 | +0.3% |
| 2036 | 53.24 | +0.3% |
| 2037 | 53.4 | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 53.56 | +0.3% |
| 2039 | 53.71 | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 53.85 | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 53.99 | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 54.12 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 54.23 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 54.34 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 54.43 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 54.51 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 54.59 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 54.66 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 54.71 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 54.75 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 54.78 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 54.8 | +0.0% |
| 2053 | 54.82 | +0.0% |
| 2054 | 54.83 | +0.0% |
| 2055 | 54.82 | -0.0% |
| 2056 | 54.81 | -0.0% |
| 2057 | 54.79 | -0.0% |
| 2058 | 54.76 | -0.1% |
| 2059 | 54.72 | -0.1% |
| 2060 | 54.68 | -0.1% |
| 2061 | 54.63 | -0.1% |
| 2062 | 54.58 | -0.1% |
| 2063 | 54.51 | -0.1% |
| 2064 | 54.43 | -0.1% |
| 2065 | 54.34 | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 54.25 | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 54.16 | -0.2% |
| 2068 | 54.06 | -0.2% |
| 2069 | 53.95 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 53.82 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 53.69 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 53.55 | -0.3% |
| 2073 | 53.41 | -0.3% |
| 2074 | 53.27 | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 53.12 | -0.3% |
| 2076 | 52.97 | -0.3% |
| 2077 | 52.82 | -0.3% |
| 2078 | 52.67 | -0.3% |
| 2079 | 52.51 | -0.3% |
| 2080 | 52.33 | -0.3% |
| 2081 | 52.15 | -0.3% |
| 2082 | 51.97 | -0.4% |
| 2083 | 51.79 | -0.4% |
| 2084 | 51.6 | -0.4% |
| 2085 | 51.4 | -0.4% |
| 2086 | 51.2 | -0.4% |
| 2087 | 51 | -0.4% |
| 2088 | 50.8 | -0.4% |
| 2089 | 50.6 | -0.4% |
| 2090 | 50.39 | -0.4% |
| 2091 | 50.19 | -0.4% |
| 2092 | 49.98 | -0.4% |
| 2093 | 49.76 | -0.4% |
| 2094 | 49.54 | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 49.32 | -0.5% |
| 2096 | 49.09 | -0.5% |
| 2097 | 48.86 | -0.5% |
| 2098 | 48.62 | -0.5% |
| 2099 | 48.38 | -0.5% |
| 2100 | 48.13 | -0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 48.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 48.13 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +30.9% | 5.46 | 7.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.26 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.44 | 3.44 | 3.44 | 1 |
| 1710s | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 1 |
| 1720s | 3.81 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.01 | 4.01 | 4.01 | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.22 | 4.22 | 4.22 | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.44 | 4.44 | 4.44 | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.68 | 4.68 | 4.68 | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 1 |
| 1790s | 5.46 | 5.46 | 5.46 | 1 |
| 1800s | 7.2 | 7.14 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 1810s | 7.33 | 7.27 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 1820s | 7.46 | 7.4 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 1830s | 7.59 | 7.53 | 7.64 | 10 |
| 1840s | 7.59 | 7.51 | 7.64 | 10 |
| 1850s | 7.44 | 7.39 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.32 | 7.27 | 7.38 | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.2 | 7.14 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.01 | 6.89 | 7.12 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.86 | 6.86 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.39 | 6.92 | 7.93 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8.53 | 8.05 | 9.02 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.14 | 9.17 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.02 | 11.51 | 14.62 | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.76 | 14.92 | 16.56 | 10 |
| 1950s | 19 | 16.94 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.42 | 22.16 | 28.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.46 | 29.07 | 34.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.91 | 35.14 | 41.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.75 | 42.33 | 45.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48 | 46.03 | 49.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.14 | 49.83 | 50.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.96 | 50.08 | 51.96 | 10 |
| 2030s | 52.97 | 52.17 | 53.71 | 10 |
| 2040s | 54.34 | 53.85 | 54.71 | 10 |
| 2050s | 54.79 | 54.72 | 54.83 | 10 |
| 2060s | 54.36 | 53.95 | 54.68 | 10 |
| 2070s | 53.18 | 52.51 | 53.82 | 10 |
| 2080s | 51.48 | 50.6 | 52.33 | 10 |
| 2090s | 49.41 | 48.38 | 50.39 | 10 |
| 2100s | 48.13 | 48.13 | 48.13 | 1 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Fiji?
- Population density in Fiji was 48.13 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 54.83 in 2054.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 1000.
- How does Fiji rank for population density?
- Fiji ranks 168th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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