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Fertility & birth rates in Fiji and Honduras

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has an annual birth rate of 18 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22 for Honduras. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.28 in Fiji and 2.5 in Honduras — 9.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -64.2% in Fiji and by -66.5% in Honduras — in 1960, it was 6.36 and 7.46, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Fiji is ranked 85/196 by birth rate compared to 63/196 for Honduras.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8 in Fiji — it's 27.2 in Honduras.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 21.2 in Fiji vs 82.1 in Honduras.
  • In Fiji, 26.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.3% in Honduras.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.87% in Fiji and +1.75% in Honduras.

Birth rate data compared

Fiji Honduras
Fertility rate 2.28 2.5
Birth rate 18 22
Birth rate rank 85/196 63/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.3 years
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 27.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 20.7 80.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 125.1 122.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 27.2 29.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.5% 27.3%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 31.2% 66.5%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 94.1%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.03% 0.05%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.49% 0.88%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.38% 1.33%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.91% 1.55%
Population change due to births and deaths +8,078 +186,125
Natural population change rank 119/196 64/196
Natural population change rate +0.87% +1.75%
Population growth +0.5% +1.7%
Population growth rank 134/197 67/197
Life expectancy 67.6 years 73.2 years

Fertility rate in Fiji vs Honduras chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.5 in Honduras in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Fiji vs Honduras population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Fiji
Factual

UN forecast
Honduras
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Fiji Honduras
1960 6.36 7.46
1961 6.28 7.45
1962 6.2 7.44
1963 6.09 7.44
1964 5.96 7.44
1965 5.76 7.44
1966 5.55 7.41
1967 5.33 7.36
1968 5.11 7.3
1969 4.91 7.23
1970 4.71 7.17
1971 4.51 7.11
1972 4.32 7.06
1973 4.16 6.99
1974 4.07 6.91
1975 4.1 6.87
1976 4.12 6.81
1977 4.11 6.73
1978 4.1 6.63
1979 4.08 6.53
1980 4.04 6.42
1981 3.99 6.3
1982 3.94 6.18
1983 3.88 6.06
1984 3.8 5.94
1985 3.66 5.82
1986 3.54 5.7
1987 3.48 5.58
1988 3.43 5.47
1989 3.4 5.35
1990 3.39 5.27
1991 3.37 5.19
1992 3.33 5.11
1993 3.29 5.03
1994 3.26 4.93
1995 3.25 4.84
1996 3.25 4.71
1997 3.19 4.59
1998 3.12 4.47
1999 3.05 4.37
2000 2.99 4.29
2001 2.97 4.15
2002 2.97 4
2003 2.96 3.84
2004 2.94 3.71
2005 2.92 3.58
2006 2.91 3.45
2007 2.87 3.35
2008 2.82 3.26
2009 2.76 3.17
2010 2.7 3.08
2011 2.63 3
2012 2.61 2.93
2013 2.6 2.86
2014 2.59 2.79
2015 2.57 2.75
2016 2.52 2.7
2017 2.46 2.66
2018 2.42 2.65
2019 2.38 2.61
2020 2.36 2.58
2021 2.33 2.55
2022 2.31 2.52
2023 2.28 2.5
2024 2.27 2.48
2025 2.25 2.45
2026 2.23 2.42
2027 2.21 2.4
2028 2.2 2.38
2029 2.18 2.35
2030 2.16 2.32
2031 2.15 2.3
2032 2.13 2.28
2033 2.12 2.26
2034 2.1 2.24
2035 2.09 2.22
2036 2.07 2.2
2037 2.06 2.18
2038 2.05 2.16
2039 2.04 2.15
2040 2.03 2.13
2041 2.01 2.12
2042 2.01 2.1
2043 1.99 2.09
2044 1.98 2.07
2045 1.97 2.06
2046 1.96 2.05
2047 1.95 2.03
2048 1.94 2.02
2049 1.94 2.01
2050 1.93 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Fiji
Factual

UN forecast
Honduras
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Fiji Honduras
1960 46.4% 47%
1961 46.5% 47.3%
1962 46.5% 47.6%
1963 46.5% 47.8%
1964 46.4% 47.9%
1965 46.4% 48%
1966 46.3% 48%
1967 46.1% 48%
1968 45.9% 48%
1969 45.6% 48%
1970 45.2% 47.9%
1971 44.7% 47.9%
1972 44.2% 47.9%
1973 43.5% 47.9%
1974 42.8% 47.8%
1975 42.2% 47.6%
1976 41.5% 47.5%
1977 40.9% 47.4%
1978 40.4% 47.4%
1979 40% 47.3%
1980 39.6% 47.3%
1981 39.3% 47.2%
1982 39.1% 47.1%
1983 39% 47.1%
1984 38.9% 47%
1985 38.9% 46.8%
1986 38.8% 46.7%
1987 38.7% 46.5%
1988 38.7% 46.4%
1989 38.7% 46.3%
1990 38.7% 46.1%
1991 38.5% 45.9%
1992 38.2% 45.7%
1993 37.9% 45.4%
1994 37.5% 45.1%
1995 37.1% 44.8%
1996 36.6% 44.5%
1997 36.1% 44.2%
1998 35.5% 43.8%
1999 34.9% 43.4%
2000 34.3% 43.1%
2001 33.8% 42.7%
2002 33.4% 42.3%
2003 33% 41.9%
2004 32.6% 41.5%
2005 32.2% 41%
2006 31.9% 40.4%
2007 31.6% 39.9%
2008 31.3% 39.3%
2009 31% 38.7%
2010 30.8% 38.1%
2011 30.5% 37.4%
2012 30.2% 36.8%
2013 30% 36.2%
2014 29.8% 35.6%
2015 29.6% 34.9%
2016 29.5% 34.3%
2017 29.2% 33.7%
2018 28.9% 33.1%
2019 28.6% 32.6%
2020 28.3% 32.2%
2021 28% 31.8%
2022 27.7% 31.4%
2023 27.4% 31%
2024 27.1% 30.6%
2025 26.8% 30.3%
2026 26.6% 29.9%
2027 26.3% 29.6%
2028 26% 29.3%
2029 25.7% 28.9%
2030 25.4% 28.6%
2031 25% 28.3%
2032 24.7% 28%
2033 24.5% 27.6%
2034 24.2% 27.3%
2035 24% 26.9%
2036 23.8% 26.6%
2037 23.6% 26.2%
2038 23.5% 25.9%
2039 23.3% 25.5%
2040 23.2% 25.2%
2041 23% 24.8%
2042 22.9% 24.5%
2043 22.7% 24.2%
2044 22.6% 23.9%
2045 22.4% 23.6%
2046 22.3% 23.3%
2047 22.1% 23%
2048 21.9% 22.7%
2049 21.8% 22.5%
2050 21.6% 22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.1% of the population in Fiji and 30.6% in Honduras in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Fiji and Honduras compared.

Natural population change in Fiji vs Honduras by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.03% in Fiji and +1.85% in Honduras. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Fiji
Honduras

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Fiji Honduras
1960 13,313 62,602
1961 13,653 64,672
1962 14,429 67,332
1963 14,774 69,883
1964 14,979 72,756
1965 15,166 75,622
1966 15,111 78,369
1967 14,861 81,131
1968 14,831 84,070
1969 14,669 87,273
1970 14,538 90,875
1971 14,313 94,597
1972 13,905 98,634
1973 13,383 99,553
1974 13,557 98,141
1975 14,272 111,469
1976 14,933 115,754
1977 15,532 119,333
1978 16,196 122,593
1979 16,450 125,957
1980 16,907 128,856
1981 17,282 131,789
1982 17,681 134,629
1983 18,237 137,597
1984 18,499 139,851
1985 18,469 142,190
1986 18,024 144,500
1987 17,987 146,750
1988 18,063 149,130
1989 18,007 152,266
1990 17,748 156,537
1991 17,617 160,933
1992 17,170 165,434
1993 16,751 169,358
1994 16,424 173,437
1995 16,273 177,309
1996 16,163 180,083
1997 15,750 182,308
1998 15,464 169,632
1999 15,229 186,816
2000 14,724 190,308
2001 14,720 190,636
2002 14,468 189,653
2003 14,527 187,854
2004 14,526 186,774
2005 14,503 185,216
2006 14,555 183,381
2007 14,349 183,052
2008 14,000 182,607
2009 13,540 182,250
2010 13,227 180,318
2011 12,657 180,164
2012 11,716 180,384
2013 11,972 179,999
2014 11,680 180,075
2015 11,213 181,098
2016 10,807 182,243
2017 10,413 182,731
2018 9,779 184,953
2019 9,271 185,200
2020 8,730 179,553
2021 6,777 172,890
2022 8,223 186,257
2023 8,078 186,125

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Maternal mortality chart: Fiji vs Honduras

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, compared to 47 deaths in Honduras.

Fiji
Honduras
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Fiji Honduras
1985 78 199
1986 76 191
1987 74 183
1988 71 177
1989 70 169
1990 70 159
1991 67 148
1992 64 138
1993 62 128
1994 58 119
1995 55 109
1996 53 101
1997 51 96
1998 49 91
1999 46 86
2000 47 82
2001 46 78
2002 48 75
2003 47 75
2004 46 74
2005 44 73
2006 43 72
2007 43 72
2008 42 72
2009 41 71
2010 40 72
2011 39 68
2012 42 64
2013 40 62
2014 38 60
2015 37 57
2016 38 55
2017 34 53
2018 35 52
2019 34 51
2020 34 57
2021 68 88
2022 32 48
2023 30 47

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.91% in Fiji and 1.55% in Honduras. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Fiji
Honduras

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Fiji Honduras
1960 7.89% 20.7%
1961 7.53% 20%
1962 7.21% 19.4%
1963 6.9% 18.7%
1964 6.61% 18.1%
1965 6.35% 17.5%
1966 6.14% 16.9%
1967 5.97% 16.3%
1968 5.84% 15.7%
1969 5.75% 15.2%
1970 5.69% 14.6%
1971 5.66% 14%
1972 5.63% 13.5%
1973 5.59% 12.9%
1974 5.52% 14.9%
1975 5.41% 11.9%
1976 5.27% 11.4%
1977 5.1% 10.9%
1978 4.9% 10.4%
1979 4.68% 9.94%
1980 4.46% 9.48%
1981 4.24% 9.05%
1982 4.03% 8.62%
1983 3.84% 8.2%
1984 3.67% 7.81%
1985 3.51% 7.43%
1986 3.37% 7.07%
1987 3.24% 6.73%
1988 3.12% 6.4%
1989 3% 6.1%
1990 2.89% 5.81%
1991 2.78% 5.54%
1992 2.68% 5.29%
1993 2.6% 5.06%
1994 2.52% 4.84%
1995 2.45% 4.64%
1996 2.39% 4.44%
1997 2.35% 4.25%
1998 2.31% 6.49%
1999 2.28% 3.9%
2000 2.27% 3.73%
2001 2.26% 3.57%
2002 2.27% 3.41%
2003 2.28% 3.26%
2004 2.31% 3.11%
2005 2.33% 2.98%
2006 2.35% 2.86%
2007 2.35% 2.75%
2008 2.32% 2.65%
2009 2.28% 2.55%
2010 2.22% 2.46%
2011 2.16% 2.37%
2012 2.1% 2.28%
2013 2.07% 2.2%
2014 2.06% 2.12%
2015 2.09% 2.05%
2016 2.16% 1.98%
2017 2.27% 1.91%
2018 2.41% 1.84%
2019 2.57% 1.78%
2020 2.72% 1.72%
2021 2.83% 1.66%
2022 2.89% 1.6%
2023 2.91% 1.55%

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