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Fiji

Fiji / FJ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Fiji in numbers.

Area18,270 kmยฒWorld # 153 โ†’Population933.2KWorld # 160 โ†’Population density51.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 149 โ†’Life expectancy67.5 yearsWorld # 171 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,642World # 121 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Fiji across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area18,270 kmยฒWorld # 153 / 2023 โ†’Population933.2KWorld # 160 / 2025 โ†’Population density51.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 149 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,970World # 54 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.5%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.3World # 87 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate17.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 85 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 49 / 2024 โ†’Median age27.7 yearsWorld # 148 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.6%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1426.8%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Urban population59.5%World # 127 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3.3KWorld # 130 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.5%World # 162 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.5 yearsWorld # 171 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57.7 yearsWorld # 140 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 122 / 2015 โ†’Smoking rate25.8%World # 44 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,642World # 121 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 6.2BWorld # 167 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 16,338World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.2%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-1.4%World # 188 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.3%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment15.2%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)30.7World # 125 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.2%World # 94 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,938 kcal/dayWorld # 95 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person63.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 83 / 2023 โ†’Rice production8.6K tWorld # 100 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production14.2 tWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area63.5%World # 23 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.6 tWorld # 142 / 2024 โ†’Internet use74.7%World # 122 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions574.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate13.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 103 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.3%World # 99 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament9.1%World # 173 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals168KWorld # 159 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 236MWorld # 123 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2007 / 64.5%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportSwimming and water polo210 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyFiji DollarFJDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country