Fiji - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Fiji. Consists of 332 islands, approximately 110 of which are inhabited, and more than 500 islets. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas
People and Society
In Fiji, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: 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.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.38% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.18 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 1.06 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Fijian | Fijian(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| 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) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 50.5 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 37.1 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 13.4 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 7.5 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 32 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 31.4 years |
| Female | 31.8 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 58.7% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.37% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018). |
| 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 |
| 65 years and over | 0.86 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 74.8 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 72.2 years |
| Female | 77.6 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 91.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 95.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 8.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 4.5% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 2.71 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 26.8% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 40.8% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 12.9% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 0.2% (2021) |
| Women married by age 18 | 4% (2021) |
| Men married by age 18 | 1.7% (2021) |
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