Fiji vs Sri Lanka Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Fiji vs Sri Lanka

Table

Year	Median age
	Fiji	Sri Lanka
1960	16.7	19.5
1961	16.7	19.5
1962	16.6	19.5
1963	16.6	19.5
1964	16.7	19.5
1965	16.7	19.5
1966	16.7	19.6
1967	16.8	19.7
1968	16.9	19.8
1969	17.1	19.9
1970	17.2	20
1971	17.4	20.1
1972	17.6	20.2
1973	17.8	20.4
1974	18.1	20.6
1975	18.3	20.7
1976	18.5	20.9
1977	18.8	21
1978	19	21.2
1979	19.1	21.3
1980	19.3	21.5
1981	19.5	21.6
1982	19.6	21.7
1983	19.8	21.9
1984	20	22
1985	20.1	22.2
1986	20.3	22.5
1987	20.5	22.8
1988	20.6	23.1
1989	20.8	23.4
1990	20.9	23.6
1991	21	23.9
1992	21.1	24.3
1993	21.2	24.6
1994	21.3	24.9
1995	21.5	25.3
1996	21.6	25.8
1997	21.8	26.2
1998	22.1	26.5
1999	22.3	26.9
2000	22.6	27.2
2001	22.8	27.6
2002	23.1	27.9
2003	23.4	28.2
2004	23.6	28.5
2005	23.9	28.8
2006	24.2	29
2007	24.5	29.3
2008	24.8	29.6
2009	25	29.9
2010	25.3	30.2
2011	25.6	30.5
2012	25.9	30.8
2013	26.1	31.1
2014	26.4	31.4
2015	26.7	31.7
2016	26.9	32
2017	27.2	32.3
2018	27.5	32.5
2019	27.8	32.8
2020	28.1	33.1
2021	28.3	33.3
2022	28.5	33.6
2023	28.7	33.8
2024	28.9	34.1
2025	29.1	34.3
2026	29.3	34.6
2027	29.5	34.9
2028	29.6	35.2
2029	29.8	35.5
2030	30	35.8
2031	30.1	36.1
2032	30.3	36.3
2033	30.4	36.6
2034	30.6	36.9
2035	30.8	37.1
2036	31	37.4
2037	31.2	37.6
2038	31.4	37.8
2039	31.6	38.1
2040	31.9	38.3
2041	32.1	38.6
2042	32.3	38.9
2043	32.5	39.1
2044	32.8	39.4
2045	33	39.7
2046	33.2	40
2047	33.5	40.3
2048	33.7	40.6
2049	34	40.9
2050	34.3	41.2

In 1960, the median age in Fiji was 16.7 years compared to 19.5 years in Sri Lanka. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 28.9 years in Fiji and to 34.1 years in Sri Lanka.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Fiji is expected to increased to around 34.3 years by 2050 compared to 41.2 years in Sri Lanka. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Fiji		Sri Lanka
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	4.54%	4.26%	3.58%	3.44%
5-9	4.7%	4.52%	3.73%	3.58%
10-14	4.56%	4.52%	3.92%	3.79%
15-19	4.37%	4.44%	3.96%	3.87%
20-24	3.97%	4.03%	3.73%	3.64%
25-29	3.94%	3.95%	3.58%	3.53%
30-34	3.91%	3.88%	3.39%	3.52%
35-39	3.71%	3.71%	3.21%	3.47%
40-44	3.57%	3.57%	3.42%	3.67%
45-49	2.96%	2.94%	3.15%	3.38%
50-54	2.43%	2.42%	2.77%	3%
55-59	2.29%	2.36%	2.61%	2.91%
60-64	1.92%	2.07%	2.32%	2.74%
65-69	1.32%	1.53%	1.94%	2.42%
70-74	0.77%	1.01%	1.46%	1.99%
75-79	0.43%	0.66%	0.93%	1.42%
80+	0.25%	0.51%	0.69%	1.26%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Fiji has average demographic potential with 59.6% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 51.2% and low potential in Sri Lanka.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Fiji			Sri Lanka
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	99.3%	92.6%	6.77%	82.4%	74.7%	7.71%
1961	98.9%	92.5%	6.45%	82%	74.5%	7.47%
1962	98.4%	92.3%	6.16%	81.3%	74%	7.25%
1963	97.9%	92%	5.89%	80.6%	73.5%	7.07%
1964	97.2%	91.6%	5.66%	80%	73.1%	6.94%
1965	96.7%	91.2%	5.47%	79.7%	72.9%	6.85%
1966	96.1%	90.8%	5.31%	79.3%	72.5%	6.79%
1967	95.1%	90%	5.18%	78.8%	72.1%	6.75%
1968	94.1%	89%	5.08%	78.3%	71.6%	6.75%
1969	92.9%	87.9%	5%	77.7%	71%	6.75%
1970	91.4%	86.5%	4.93%	77.1%	70.3%	6.77%
1971	89.7%	84.8%	4.88%	76.5%	69.7%	6.8%
1972	87.7%	82.9%	4.85%	75.7%	68.9%	6.84%
1973	85.6%	80.8%	4.81%	74.7%	67.9%	6.88%
1974	83.3%	78.5%	4.77%	73.6%	66.7%	6.92%
1975	81.1%	76.4%	4.76%	72.5%	65.5%	6.98%
1976	79.2%	74.4%	4.77%	71.6%	64.5%	7.05%
1977	77.4%	72.6%	4.77%	70.7%	63.6%	7.14%
1978	75.9%	71.1%	4.8%	70.1%	62.8%	7.25%
1979	74.6%	69.8%	4.83%	69.6%	62.2%	7.36%
1980	73.6%	68.7%	4.85%	69.1%	61.6%	7.49%
1981	72.8%	67.9%	4.88%	68.8%	61.1%	7.64%
1982	72.3%	67.4%	4.89%	68.5%	60.7%	7.81%
1983	72%	67.1%	4.9%	68.2%	60.2%	8.01%
1984	71.8%	66.9%	4.92%	67.9%	59.7%	8.23%
1985	71.6%	66.7%	4.95%	67.2%	58.8%	8.42%
1986	71.5%	66.5%	5.01%	66%	57.5%	8.55%
1987	71.5%	66.4%	5.05%	64.8%	56.1%	8.67%
1988	71.5%	66.4%	5.06%	63.6%	54.8%	8.81%
1989	71.5%	66.4%	5.07%	62.5%	53.6%	8.93%
1990	71.3%	66.2%	5.08%	61.7%	52.6%	9.1%
1991	70.8%	65.7%	5.07%	60.8%	51.6%	9.26%
1992	70.1%	65.1%	5.07%	59.3%	50%	9.32%
1993	69.2%	64.2%	5.07%	57.6%	48.3%	9.35%
1994	68.2%	63.1%	5.08%	56%	46.6%	9.39%
1995	67.1%	62%	5.1%	54.5%	45.1%	9.39%
1996	65.8%	60.7%	5.12%	53.2%	43.9%	9.34%
1997	64.5%	59.4%	5.18%	52.2%	42.9%	9.3%
1998	63.2%	57.9%	5.28%	51.3%	42%	9.28%
1999	61.9%	56.5%	5.4%	50.5%	41.2%	9.27%
2000	60.7%	55.1%	5.52%	49.7%	40.4%	9.29%
2001	59.7%	54%	5.65%	49%	39.7%	9.34%
2002	58.8%	53%	5.76%	48.5%	39.1%	9.43%
2003	58%	52.1%	5.87%	48.3%	38.7%	9.55%
2004	57.3%	51.3%	6%	48.1%	38.4%	9.67%
2005	56.6%	50.5%	6.14%	48.1%	38.3%	9.8%
2006	56.1%	49.8%	6.29%	48.1%	38.1%	9.98%
2007	55.6%	49.1%	6.45%	48.2%	38%	10.2%
2008	55.1%	48.5%	6.62%	48.4%	38%	10.4%
2009	54.8%	48%	6.77%	48.6%	37.9%	10.7%
2010	54.4%	47.5%	6.95%	48.9%	37.9%	11.1%
2011	54.1%	46.9%	7.17%	49.2%	37.8%	11.5%
2012	53.8%	46.4%	7.37%	49.6%	37.7%	11.9%
2013	53.6%	46.1%	7.58%	50%	37.5%	12.4%
2014	53.6%	45.8%	7.8%	50.4%	37.4%	13%
2015	53.5%	45.5%	7.99%	50.8%	37.2%	13.6%
2016	53.3%	45.2%	8.17%	51.1%	37%	14.1%
2017	53.1%	44.8%	8.39%	51.3%	36.7%	14.7%
2018	52.9%	44.2%	8.63%	51.5%	36.3%	15.2%
2019	52.5%	43.7%	8.88%	51.6%	35.9%	15.7%
2020	52.2%	43.1%	9.11%	51.6%	35.4%	16.2%
2021	51.8%	42.5%	9.26%	51.7%	34.9%	16.8%
2022	51.3%	41.9%	9.4%	51.7%	34.4%	17.3%
2023	50.9%	41.3%	9.57%	51.7%	33.9%	17.8%
2024	50.6%	40.8%	9.77%	51.8%	33.4%	18.4%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Fiji decreased from 57.3% to 50.6% between 2004 and 2024.

In Sri Lanka, the ratio of dependent people increased from 48.1% to 51.8% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Fiji	Sri Lanka
1960	50.2%	54.8%
1961	50.3%	55%
1962	50.4%	55.2%
1963	50.5%	55.4%
1964	50.7%	55.5%
1965	50.8%	55.6%
1966	51%	55.8%
1967	51.2%	55.9%
1968	51.5%	56.1%
1969	51.9%	56.3%
1970	52.2%	56.5%
1971	52.7%	56.7%
1972	53.3%	56.9%
1973	53.9%	57.2%
1974	54.6%	57.6%
1975	55.2%	58%
1976	55.8%	58.3%
1977	56.4%	58.6%
1978	56.9%	58.8%
1979	57.3%	59%
1980	57.6%	59.1%
1981	57.9%	59.3%
1982	58%	59.4%
1983	58.1%	59.5%
1984	58.2%	59.6%
1985	58.3%	59.8%
1986	58.3%	60.2%
1987	58.3%	60.7%
1988	58.3%	61.1%
1989	58.3%	61.5%
1990	58.4%	61.8%
1991	58.5%	62.2%
1992	58.8%	62.8%
1993	59.1%	63.5%
1994	59.5%	64.1%
1995	59.9%	64.7%
1996	60.3%	65.3%
1997	60.8%	65.7%
1998	61.3%	66.1%
1999	61.8%	66.4%
2000	62.2%	66.8%
2001	62.6%	67.1%
2002	63%	67.3%
2003	63.3%	67.4%
2004	63.6%	67.5%
2005	63.8%	67.5%
2006	64.1%	67.5%
2007	64.3%	67.5%
2008	64.5%	67.4%
2009	64.6%	67.3%
2010	64.7%	67.2%
2011	64.9%	67%
2012	65%	66.9%
2013	65.1%	66.7%
2014	65.1%	66.5%
2015	65.2%	66.3%
2016	65.2%	66.2%
2017	65.3%	66.1%
2018	65.4%	66%
2019	65.6%	66%
2020	65.7%	65.9%
2021	65.9%	65.9%
2022	66.1%	65.9%
2023	66.3%	65.9%
2024	66.4%	65.9%
2025	66.5%	65.8%
2026	66.6%	65.8%
2027	66.7%	65.7%
2028	66.9%	65.7%
2029	67%	65.7%
2030	67.2%	65.6%
2031	67.4%	65.5%
2032	67.5%	65.4%
2033	67.7%	65.3%
2034	67.8%	65.2%
2035	67.9%	65.1%
2036	68%	65%
2037	68.2%	64.9%
2038	68.3%	64.8%
2039	68.4%	64.7%
2040	68.5%	64.5%
2041	68.5%	64.4%
2042	68.5%	64.2%
2043	68.4%	63.9%
2044	68.4%	63.7%
2045	68.3%	63.4%
2046	68.2%	63.1%
2047	68.1%	62.9%
2048	68%	62.7%
2049	67.9%	62.5%
2050	67.8%	62.4%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 63.6% to 66.4% in Fiji and from 67.5% to 65.9% in Sri Lanka.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Fiji	Sri Lanka
1960	46.4%	41%
1961	46.5%	40.9%
1962	46.5%	40.8%
1963	46.5%	40.7%
1964	46.4%	40.6%
1965	46.4%	40.5%
1966	46.3%	40.4%
1967	46.1%	40.3%
1968	45.9%	40.1%
1969	45.6%	39.9%
1970	45.2%	39.7%
1971	44.7%	39.5%
1972	44.2%	39.2%
1973	43.5%	38.8%
1974	42.8%	38.4%
1975	42.2%	38%
1976	41.5%	37.6%
1977	40.9%	37.2%
1978	40.4%	36.9%
1979	40%	36.7%
1980	39.6%	36.4%
1981	39.3%	36.2%
1982	39.1%	36%
1983	39%	35.8%
1984	38.9%	35.5%
1985	38.9%	35.2%
1986	38.8%	34.6%
1987	38.7%	34%
1988	38.7%	33.5%
1989	38.7%	33%
1990	38.7%	32.5%
1991	38.5%	32.1%
1992	38.2%	31.4%
1993	37.9%	30.6%
1994	37.5%	29.9%
1995	37.1%	29.2%
1996	36.6%	28.6%
1997	36.1%	28.2%
1998	35.5%	27.8%
1999	34.9%	27.4%
2000	34.3%	27%
2001	33.8%	26.6%
2002	33.4%	26.3%
2003	33%	26.1%
2004	32.6%	26%
2005	32.2%	25.8%
2006	31.9%	25.7%
2007	31.6%	25.7%
2008	31.3%	25.6%
2009	31%	25.5%
2010	30.8%	25.4%
2011	30.5%	25.3%
2012	30.2%	25.2%
2013	30%	25%
2014	29.8%	24.9%
2015	29.6%	24.7%
2016	29.5%	24.5%
2017	29.2%	24.2%
2018	28.9%	24%
2019	28.6%	23.7%
2020	28.3%	23.3%
2021	28%	23%
2022	27.7%	22.7%
2023	27.4%	22.4%
2024	27.1%	22%
2025	26.8%	21.7%
2026	26.6%	21.4%
2027	26.3%	21.1%
2028	26%	20.8%
2029	25.7%	20.5%
2030	25.4%	20.2%
2031	25%	20%
2032	24.7%	19.8%
2033	24.5%	19.6%
2034	24.2%	19.4%
2035	24%	19.2%
2036	23.8%	19.1%
2037	23.6%	18.9%
2038	23.5%	18.8%
2039	23.3%	18.7%
2040	23.2%	18.6%
2041	23%	18.4%
2042	22.9%	18.3%
2043	22.7%	18.2%
2044	22.6%	18.1%
2045	22.4%	18%
2046	22.3%	17.9%
2047	22.1%	17.7%
2048	21.9%	17.6%
2049	21.8%	17.5%
2050	21.6%	17.3%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 27.1% in Fiji and 22% in Sri Lanka. Birth rates in Fiji compared to Sri Lanka .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Fiji	Sri Lanka
1960	3.4%	4.22%
1961	3.24%	4.1%
1962	3.1%	4%
1963	2.98%	3.92%
1964	2.87%	3.85%
1965	2.78%	3.81%
1966	2.71%	3.78%
1967	2.65%	3.78%
1968	2.62%	3.78%
1969	2.59%	3.8%
1970	2.58%	3.82%
1971	2.57%	3.86%
1972	2.58%	3.89%
1973	2.59%	3.94%
1974	2.6%	3.99%
1975	2.63%	4.04%
1976	2.66%	4.11%
1977	2.69%	4.18%
1978	2.73%	4.26%
1979	2.76%	4.34%
1980	2.8%	4.43%
1981	2.82%	4.52%
1982	2.84%	4.63%
1983	2.85%	4.76%
1984	2.87%	4.9%
1985	2.88%	5.04%
1986	2.92%	5.15%
1987	2.95%	5.26%
1988	2.95%	5.38%
1989	2.96%	5.5%
1990	2.96%	5.62%
1991	2.97%	5.76%
1992	2.98%	5.85%
1993	3%	5.93%
1994	3.02%	6.02%
1995	3.05%	6.08%
1996	3.09%	6.09%
1997	3.15%	6.11%
1998	3.24%	6.13%
1999	3.34%	6.16%
2000	3.44%	6.21%
2001	3.54%	6.27%
2002	3.63%	6.35%
2003	3.72%	6.44%
2004	3.82%	6.53%
2005	3.92%	6.62%
2006	4.03%	6.74%
2007	4.15%	6.87%
2008	4.26%	7.03%
2009	4.38%	7.21%
2010	4.5%	7.43%
2011	4.65%	7.68%
2012	4.79%	7.97%
2013	4.93%	8.29%
2014	5.08%	8.64%
2015	5.21%	8.99%
2016	5.33%	9.35%
2017	5.48%	9.69%
2018	5.64%	10%
2019	5.82%	10.4%
2020	5.99%	10.7%
2021	6.1%	11%
2022	6.21%	11.4%
2023	6.34%	11.7%
2024	6.49%	12.1%
2025	6.64%	12.5%
2026	6.79%	12.8%
2027	6.95%	13.2%
2028	7.13%	13.5%
2029	7.3%	13.9%
2030	7.45%	14.2%
2031	7.6%	14.5%
2032	7.73%	14.8%
2033	7.85%	15.1%
2034	7.96%	15.4%
2035	8.05%	15.7%
2036	8.14%	16%
2037	8.2%	16.2%
2038	8.25%	16.4%
2039	8.3%	16.7%
2040	8.37%	16.9%
2041	8.5%	17.2%
2042	8.66%	17.5%
2043	8.84%	17.9%
2044	9.05%	18.2%
2045	9.27%	18.6%
2046	9.52%	19%
2047	9.78%	19.4%
2048	10.1%	19.7%
2049	10.3%	20%
2050	10.6%	20.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 6.49% in Fiji and 12.1% in Sri Lanka. Life expectancy in Fiji compared to Sri Lanka .