Fiji — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Fiji, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Fiji was 0.47% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.14% in 1963. The lowest was -0.25% in 2019 (about -1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.88% per year.
Fiji ranks 139 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Fiji sits below it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 334%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 22 of 37 economies; Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (0.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2629% in 2021. That is 207% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 44th of 216 in 1961 → 123rd of 216 in 1970 → 91st of 216 in 1980 → 152nd of 216 in 1990 → 133rd of 217 in 2000 → 164th of 217 in 2010 → 172nd of 217 in 2020 → 139th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | -0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 0.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 0.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 1.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 0.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 1.51% | -0.6 pp |
| 1986 | 2.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 2.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 2.07% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 1.66% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 1.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 2.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 3.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 3.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.05% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Fiji’s Population growth in 1962?
3.1% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Fiji’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -84.6% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.47%; 2024: 0.5%; 2023: 0.51%; 2022: 0.3%; 2021: 0.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.