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)
Demographic profile
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Fiji is found in Melanesia