World population growth in Fiji
Fiji: World population growth was -0.5% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 1962
All-time low
-0.5%
in 2099
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Fiji, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Fiji is -0.5%, 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, world population growth in Fiji peaked at 3.1% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, 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.
World population growth in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | +226.6% |
| 1900 | 0.7% | +90.6% |
| 1905 | 1.6% | +147.8% |
| 1910 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 1915 | 1.2% | -16.0% |
| 1920 | 1.6% | +32.4% |
| 1925 | 2.3% | +42.6% |
| 1930 | 2.5% | +7.2% |
| 1935 | 2.7% | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 2.0% | -26.1% |
| 1945 | 1.0% | -50.3% |
| 1950 | 2.0% | +103.1% |
| 1951 | 2.2% | +8.0% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 2.5% | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
| 1955 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
| 1956 | 2.9% | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -41.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +62.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +65.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -29.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -33.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -52.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -417.1% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +64.6% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -204.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -71.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +502.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2031 | 0.4% | -11.8% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2033 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2034 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2035 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2036 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2037 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2038 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2039 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2040 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2041 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2042 | 0.2% | -16.6% |
| 2043 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2044 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2045 | 0.2% | -16.0% |
| 2046 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2047 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2048 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2049 | 0.1% | -34.5% |
| 2050 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2051 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2052 | 0.0% | -44.2% |
| 2053 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2054 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2055 | -0.0% | — |
| 2056 | -0.0% | +164.3% |
| 2057 | -0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2058 | -0.1% | +71.8% |
| 2059 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2060 | -0.1% | +14.9% |
| 2061 | -0.1% | +26.0% |
| 2062 | -0.1% | +17.5% |
| 2063 | -0.1% | +14.0% |
| 2064 | -0.2% | +23.1% |
| 2065 | -0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2066 | -0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2067 | -0.2% | +11.9% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | +17.7% |
| 2070 | -0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2072 | -0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2073 | -0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2075 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2076 | -0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2078 | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | +11.4% |
| 2080 | -0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2081 | -0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2082 | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2083 | -0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2084 | -0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2085 | -0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2086 | -0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2087 | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2088 | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2089 | -0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2090 | -0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2091 | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2092 | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2093 | -0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2094 | -0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2095 | -0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2096 | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2097 | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2098 | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2099 | -0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2100 | -0.5% | -0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's -0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's -0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | -417.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1800 | +226.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2020 | +204.9% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| 2056 | -164.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1905 | +147.8% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
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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 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Fiji?
- World population growth in Fiji was -0.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1962.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2099.
- How does Fiji rank for world population growth?
- Fiji ranks 153rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.