Population growth rate in Fiji
Fiji: Population growth rate was -0.51 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.51
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.15
in 1962
All-time low
-0.51
in 2099
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Fiji, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Fiji is -0.51, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Fiji peaked at 3.15 in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.51, in 2099.
That places Fiji 153rd out of 239 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 growth rate in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1054 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3441 | +226.6% |
| 1900 | 0.6559 | +90.6% |
| 1905 | 1.63 | +147.8% |
| 1910 | 1.46 | -10.0% |
| 1915 | 1.23 | -16.0% |
| 1920 | 1.63 | +32.4% |
| 1925 | 2.32 | +42.6% |
| 1930 | 2.49 | +7.2% |
| 1935 | 2.72 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 2.01 | -26.1% |
| 1945 | 1 | -50.3% |
| 1950 | 2.03 | +103.1% |
| 1951 | 2.19 | +8.0% |
| 1952 | 2.33 | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 2.46 | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 2.62 | +6.5% |
| 1955 | 2.79 | +6.5% |
| 1956 | 2.93 | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 2.94 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 3 | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 3.04 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 3.04 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.04 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3.15 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 3.13 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.09 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 3.03 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.77 | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 2.26 | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 2.15 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.04 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.91 | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 1.79 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 1.65 | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.5 | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 1.44 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.51 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.8 | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 2.34 | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 2.38 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.38 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.38 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.39 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.4 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.42 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.42 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.35 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.91 | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | -41.3% |
| 1988 | 1.04 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.955 | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.862 | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.771 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.684 | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.592 | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.519 | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.479 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.779 | +62.6% |
| 1997 | 1.28 | +65.0% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.01 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.974 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.937 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.92 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.905 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.898 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.773 | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.464 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.384 | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.315 | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.248 | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.174 | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 0.139 | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.13 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.087 | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 0.041 | -52.9% |
| 2017 | -0.13 | -417.1% |
| 2018 | -0.214 | +64.6% |
| 2019 | -0.284 | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 0.298 | -204.9% |
| 2021 | 0.084 | -71.8% |
| 2022 | 0.506 | +502.4% |
| 2023 | 0.519 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.482 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 0.457 | -5.2% |
| 2026 | 0.426 | -6.8% |
| 2027 | 0.435 | +2.1% |
| 2028 | 0.422 | -3.0% |
| 2029 | 0.405 | -4.0% |
| 2030 | 0.4 | -1.2% |
| 2031 | 0.353 | -11.8% |
| 2032 | 0.351 | -0.6% |
| 2033 | 0.332 | -5.4% |
| 2034 | 0.327 | -1.5% |
| 2035 | 0.313 | -4.3% |
| 2036 | 0.31 | -1.0% |
| 2037 | 0.307 | -1.0% |
| 2038 | 0.287 | -6.5% |
| 2039 | 0.269 | -6.3% |
| 2040 | 0.256 | -4.8% |
| 2041 | 0.265 | +3.5% |
| 2042 | 0.221 | -16.6% |
| 2043 | 0.192 | -13.1% |
| 2044 | 0.187 | -2.6% |
| 2045 | 0.157 | -16.0% |
| 2046 | 0.148 | -5.7% |
| 2047 | 0.126 | -14.9% |
| 2048 | 0.119 | -5.6% |
| 2049 | 0.078 | -34.5% |
| 2050 | 0.065 | -16.7% |
| 2051 | 0.052 | -20.0% |
| 2052 | 0.029 | -44.2% |
| 2053 | 0.027 | -6.9% |
| 2054 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2055 | -0.014 | — |
| 2056 | -0.037 | +164.3% |
| 2057 | -0.039 | +5.4% |
| 2058 | -0.067 | +71.8% |
| 2059 | -0.067 | -0.0% |
| 2060 | -0.077 | +14.9% |
| 2061 | -0.097 | +26.0% |
| 2062 | -0.114 | +17.5% |
| 2063 | -0.13 | +14.0% |
| 2064 | -0.16 | +23.1% |
| 2065 | -0.169 | +5.6% |
| 2066 | -0.159 | -5.9% |
| 2067 | -0.178 | +11.9% |
| 2068 | -0.186 | +4.5% |
| 2069 | -0.219 | +17.7% |
| 2070 | -0.253 | +15.5% |
| 2071 | -0.249 | -1.6% |
| 2072 | -0.261 | +4.8% |
| 2073 | -0.267 | +2.3% |
| 2074 | -0.282 | +5.6% |
| 2075 | -0.282 | -0.0% |
| 2076 | -0.285 | +1.1% |
| 2077 | -0.281 | -1.4% |
| 2078 | -0.289 | +2.8% |
| 2079 | -0.322 | +11.4% |
| 2080 | -0.337 | +4.7% |
| 2081 | -0.351 | +4.2% |
| 2082 | -0.35 | -0.3% |
| 2083 | -0.359 | +2.6% |
| 2084 | -0.367 | +2.2% |
| 2085 | -0.39 | +6.3% |
| 2086 | -0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2087 | -0.394 | -1.5% |
| 2088 | -0.394 | -0.0% |
| 2089 | -0.404 | +2.5% |
| 2090 | -0.405 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | -0.418 | +3.2% |
| 2092 | -0.416 | -0.5% |
| 2093 | -0.437 | +5.0% |
| 2094 | -0.45 | +3.0% |
| 2095 | -0.464 | +3.1% |
| 2096 | -0.468 | +0.9% |
| 2097 | -0.471 | +0.6% |
| 2098 | -0.498 | +5.7% |
| 2099 | -0.51 | +2.4% |
| 2100 | -0.51 | -0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's -0.51 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's -0.51 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +502.4% | 0.084 | 0.506 |
| 2017 | -417.1% | 0.041 | -0.13 |
| 1800 | +226.6% | 0.1054 | 0.3441 |
| 2020 | +204.9% | -0.284 | 0.298 |
| 2056 | -164.3% | -0.014 | -0.037 |
| 1905 | +147.8% | 0.6559 | 1.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1054 | 0.1054 | 0.1054 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3441 | 0.3441 | 0.3441 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.14 | 0.6559 | 1.63 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.35 | 1.23 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.97 | 1.63 | 2.32 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.61 | 2.49 | 2.72 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.51 | 1 | 2.01 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.63 | 2.03 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.77 | 2.04 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.87 | 1.44 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 0.955 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8286 | 0.479 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.831 | 0.384 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0506 | -0.284 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4034 | 0.084 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3249 | 0.269 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1749 | 0.078 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.0051 | -0.067 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1489 | -0.219 | -0.077 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2771 | -0.322 | -0.249 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.3746 | -0.404 | -0.337 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.4537 | -0.51 | -0.405 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.51 | -0.51 | -0.51 | 1 |
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 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Fiji?
- Population growth rate in Fiji was -0.51 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.51 in 2099.
- How does Fiji rank for population growth rate?
- Fiji ranks 153rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 163 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).