Fiji Population Pyramid 2020

Fiji
2020
Population: 914,962

Year

-5 -1   2020  +1 +5

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Fiji in 2020

As of 2020, Fiji counted 914,963 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2010, the population was 910,419; it has grown by 0.5% since.

With a median age of 28.1 years, Fiji had a youth dependency ratio of 43.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
914,963
Median age
28.1
0-14 %
28.3%
65+ %
6.0%
Child dependency
43.1
Old-age dependency
9.1
Region
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
1,000,261
Population 2100
879,377
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
1234567
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 2.28

In 2023 women in Fiji had on average 2.28 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.

Life expectancy at birth
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
50607080
19602023 · 67.3

Life expectancy at birth was 67.3 years in 2023: 69.4 for women and 65.3 for men.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
255075100
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

12,031 immigrants live in Fiji, 1.3% of the population.

Australia1,979
Pakistan1,903
Bangladesh1,425
Tonga1,389
India1,347
Where emigrants live (2024)

179,789 people born in Fiji live in other countries.

Australia83,435
New Zealand70,552
Canada24,028
Kiribati561
Tonga450
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Fiji 914,963 28.1
Solomon Islands 744,498 20.7
Vanuatu 298,859 21.2
New Caledonia 284,177 33.9
Papua New Guinea 9,815,746 22.8
How many people lived in Fiji in 2020?
In 2020, Fiji's population was 914,963.
Is Fiji's population growing or shrinking?
Fiji's population grew 0.5% over the previous ten years, and is projected to reach 1,000,261 by 2050.
What is the median age in Fiji?
The median age in Fiji is 28.1 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Fiji?
In Fiji, 28.3% of people are under 15 and 6.0% are 65 or older.
What shape is Fiji's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Fiji has a stationary pyramid: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level.

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