World Factbook
Fiji
Republic of Fiji (English)/ Matanitu ko Viti (Fijian)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
female
92.4% (2021 est.)
Languages
English (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official)
Religions
Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.05 male(s)/female
total population
1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.86 male(s)/female
Birth rate
15.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
31.4 years
total
32 years (2025 est.)
female
31.8 years
Population
male
482,304
total
951,611 (2024 est.)
female
469,307
Nationality
noun
Fijian(s)
adjective
Fijian
Tobacco use
male
40.8% (2025 est.)
total
26.8% (2025 est.)
female
12.9% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
58.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.37% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
24.7% (male 119,910/female 114,904)
15-64 years
66.4% (male 323,339/female 308,921)
65 years and over
8.9% (2024 est.) (male 39,055/female 45,482)
Ethnic groups
iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indo-Fijian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 est.)
note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTaukei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji
Child marriage
men married by age 18
1.7% (2021)
women married by age 15
0.2% (2021)
women married by age 18
4% (2021)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
50.5 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
37.1 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
7.5 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
13.4 (2024 est.)
Physician density
0.81 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
5.4% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
10.3% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.18 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 91.1% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 95.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 98.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 8.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 4.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 1.3% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
13.8% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
11.1 deaths/1,000 live births
total
9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
8.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.38% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
1.06 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas
Life expectancy at birth
male
72.2 years
female
77.6 years
total population
74.8 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
30 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
1.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
2.71 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
0.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
30.2% (2016)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
59.2% (2021 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
4.6% (2021 est.)