Fiji birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Fiji chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Fiji is 2.28, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.29 — a -30.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Fiji	World
1960	6.36	4.69
1961	6.28	4.56
1962	6.2	5.02
1963	6.09	5.31
1964	5.96	5.13
1965	5.76	5.08
1966	5.55	4.97
1967	5.33	4.87
1968	5.11	4.98
1969	4.91	4.88
1970	4.71	4.84
1971	4.51	4.69
1972	4.32	4.55
1973	4.16	4.42
1974	4.07	4.26
1975	4.1	4.07
1976	4.12	3.97
1977	4.11	3.84
1978	4.1	3.77
1979	4.08	3.76
1980	4.04	3.73
1981	3.99	3.71
1982	3.94	3.72
1983	3.88	3.59
1984	3.8	3.57
1985	3.66	3.53
1986	3.54	3.51
1987	3.48	3.48
1988	3.43	3.39
1989	3.4	3.35
1990	3.39	3.31
1991	3.37	3.13
1992	3.33	3.04
1993	3.29	2.97
1994	3.26	2.92
1995	3.25	2.87
1996	3.25	2.82
1997	3.19	2.78
1998	3.12	2.75
1999	3.05	2.72
2000	2.99	2.73
2001	2.97	2.69
2002	2.97	2.66
2003	2.96	2.64
2004	2.94	2.63
2005	2.92	2.61
2006	2.91	2.61
2007	2.87	2.6
2008	2.82	2.6
2009	2.76	2.59
2010	2.7	2.57
2011	2.63	2.55
2012	2.61	2.56
2013	2.6	2.53
2014	2.59	2.52
2015	2.57	2.49
2016	2.52	2.49
2017	2.46	2.46
2018	2.42	2.39
2019	2.38	2.35
2020	2.36	2.28
2021	2.33	2.25
2022	2.31	2.22
2023	2.28	2.2
2024	2.27	2.19
2025	2.25	2.18
2026	2.23	2.18
2027	2.21	2.17
2028	2.2	2.16
2029	2.18	2.15
2030	2.16	2.14
2031	2.15	2.13
2032	2.13	2.12
2033	2.12	2.12
2034	2.1	2.11
2035	2.09	2.1
2036	2.07	2.09
2037	2.06	2.09
2038	2.05	2.08
2039	2.04	2.08
2040	2.03	2.08
2041	2.01	2.07
2042	2.01	2.07
2043	1.99	2.07
2044	1.98	2.07
2045	1.97	2.06
2046	1.96	2.06
2047	1.95	2.06
2048	1.94	2.05
2049	1.94	2.05
2050	1.93	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 5.22% were to women under 20 years old, 56.4% to women ages 20-29, and 38.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11.2%, 68.1%, and 20.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Fiji by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Fiji	World
1960	46.4%	37.4%
1961	46.5%	37.5%
1962	46.5%	37.6%
1963	46.5%	37.8%
1964	46.4%	38%
1965	46.4%	38%
1966	46.3%	38%
1967	46.1%	38%
1968	45.9%	37.9%
1969	45.6%	37.8%
1970	45.2%	37.7%
1971	44.7%	37.6%
1972	44.2%	37.5%
1973	43.5%	37.3%
1974	42.8%	37.2%
1975	42.2%	37.1%
1976	41.5%	36.9%
1977	40.9%	36.7%
1978	40.4%	36.3%
1979	40%	35.9%
1980	39.6%	35.5%
1981	39.3%	35.2%
1982	39.1%	34.9%
1983	39%	34.6%
1984	38.9%	34.3%
1985	38.9%	34%
1986	38.8%	33.8%
1987	38.7%	33.6%
1988	38.7%	33.4%
1989	38.7%	33.2%
1990	38.7%	33%
1991	38.5%	32.9%
1992	38.2%	32.7%
1993	37.9%	32.5%
1994	37.5%	32.3%
1995	37.1%	32.1%
1996	36.6%	31.8%
1997	36.1%	31.5%
1998	35.5%	31.1%
1999	34.9%	30.8%
2000	34.3%	30.4%
2001	33.8%	30%
2002	33.4%	29.6%
2003	33%	29.2%
2004	32.6%	28.8%
2005	32.2%	28.5%
2006	31.9%	28.1%
2007	31.6%	27.9%
2008	31.3%	27.6%
2009	31%	27.5%
2010	30.8%	27.3%
2011	30.5%	27.1%
2012	30.2%	27%
2013	30%	26.9%
2014	29.8%	26.8%
2015	29.6%	26.6%
2016	29.5%	26.5%
2017	29.2%	26.4%
2018	28.9%	26.2%
2019	28.6%	26%
2020	28.3%	25.8%
2021	28%	25.6%
2022	27.7%	25.3%
2023	27.4%	25%
2024	27.1%	24.7%
2025	26.8%	24.4%
2026	26.6%	24.1%
2027	26.3%	23.8%
2028	26%	23.4%
2029	25.7%	23.1%
2030	25.4%	22.8%
2031	25%	22.6%
2032	24.7%	22.3%
2033	24.5%	22.1%
2034	24.2%	21.9%
2035	24%	21.7%
2036	23.8%	21.6%
2037	23.6%	21.5%
2038	23.5%	21.4%
2039	23.3%	21.3%
2040	23.2%	21.2%
2041	23%	21.1%
2042	22.9%	21%
2043	22.7%	21%
2044	22.6%	20.9%
2045	22.4%	20.8%
2046	22.3%	20.7%
2047	22.1%	20.7%
2048	21.9%	20.6%
2049	21.8%	20.5%
2050	21.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Fiji was 46.4% in 1960, 37.9% in 1993, and 27.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Fiji.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Fiji, excluding migration, has been +1.03% annually. On average, 9,497 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Fiji
1960	13,313
1961	13,653
1962	14,429
1963	14,774
1964	14,979
1965	15,166
1966	15,111
1967	14,861
1968	14,831
1969	14,669
1970	14,538
1971	14,313
1972	13,905
1973	13,383
1974	13,557
1975	14,272
1976	14,933
1977	15,532
1978	16,196
1979	16,450
1980	16,907
1981	17,282
1982	17,681
1983	18,237
1984	18,499
1985	18,469
1986	18,024
1987	17,987
1988	18,063
1989	18,007
1990	17,748
1991	17,617
1992	17,170
1993	16,751
1994	16,424
1995	16,273
1996	16,163
1997	15,750
1998	15,464
1999	15,229
2000	14,724
2001	14,720
2002	14,468
2003	14,527
2004	14,526
2005	14,503
2006	14,555
2007	14,349
2008	14,000
2009	13,540
2010	13,227
2011	12,657
2012	11,716
2013	11,972
2014	11,680
2015	11,213
2016	10,807
2017	10,413
2018	9,779
2019	9,271
2020	8,730
2021	6,777
2022	8,223
2023	8,078

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Fiji was 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.03% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -36.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Fiji	World
1985	78	460
1986	76	438
1987	74	429
1988	71	414
1989	70	401
1990	70	391
1991	67	395
1992	64	395
1993	62	389
1994	58	382
1995	55	371
1996	53	366
1997	51	358
1998	49	360
1999	46	340
2000	47	328
2001	46	321
2002	48	311
2003	47	301
2004	46	291
2005	44	283
2006	43	276
2007	43	269
2008	42	264
2009	41	258
2010	40	253
2011	39	247
2012	42	239
2013	40	235
2014	38	231
2015	37	228
2016	38	220
2017	34	215
2018	35	211
2019	34	207
2020	34	211
2021	68	242
2022	32	203
2023	30	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Fiji was 29.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.91% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is up from 22.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Fiji	World
1960	7.89%	18.5%
1961	7.53%	18.1%
1962	7.21%	17.8%
1963	6.9%	17.5%
1964	6.61%	17.7%
1965	6.35%	17.5%
1966	6.14%	17.3%
1967	5.97%	17%
1968	5.84%	16.5%
1969	5.75%	15.5%
1970	5.69%	15.2%
1971	5.66%	15.1%
1972	5.63%	14.4%
1973	5.59%	14.1%
1974	5.52%	13.7%
1975	5.41%	13.4%
1976	5.27%	13%
1977	5.1%	12.5%
1978	4.9%	12.1%
1979	4.68%	11.7%
1980	4.46%	11.4%
1981	4.24%	11%
1982	4.03%	10.8%
1983	3.84%	10.6%
1984	3.67%	10.4%
1985	3.51%	10.1%
1986	3.37%	9.81%
1987	3.24%	9.47%
1988	3.12%	9.31%
1989	3%	9.02%
1990	2.89%	8.81%
1991	2.78%	8.66%
1992	2.68%	8.46%
1993	2.6%	8.19%
1994	2.52%	7.98%
1995	2.45%	7.76%
1996	2.39%	7.52%
1997	2.35%	7.28%
1998	2.31%	7.05%
1999	2.28%	6.76%
2000	2.27%	6.48%
2001	2.26%	6.21%
2002	2.27%	5.94%
2003	2.28%	5.65%
2004	2.31%	5.43%
2005	2.33%	5.16%
2006	2.35%	4.92%
2007	2.35%	4.7%
2008	2.32%	4.5%
2009	2.28%	4.31%
2010	2.22%	4.11%
2011	2.16%	3.97%
2012	2.1%	3.77%
2013	2.07%	3.61%
2014	2.06%	3.48%
2015	2.09%	3.35%
2016	2.16%	3.23%
2017	2.27%	3.11%
2018	2.41%	2.97%
2019	2.57%	2.86%
2020	2.72%	2.75%
2021	2.83%	2.66%
2022	2.89%	2.59%
2023	2.91%	2.49%