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Population in Fiji compared to Iran: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 933,154 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 939,479 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 99.6 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.15% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.52% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Fiji vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Iran
2100 883,637 80,660,972
2099 888,156 81,193,582
2098 892,588 81,717,474
2097 896,799 82,241,892
2096 901,001 82,764,411
2095 905,191 83,283,942
2094 909,270 83,799,806
2093 913,254 84,316,389
2092 917,059 84,833,108
2091 920,901 85,354,240
2090 924,638 85,878,473
2089 928,380 86,409,859
2088 932,046 86,947,263
2087 935,722 87,492,427
2086 939,474 88,047,949
2085 943,144 88,610,339
2084 946,613 89,181,346
2083 950,021 89,758,453
2082 953,350 90,343,413
2081 956,699 90,936,310
2080 959,925 91,535,218
2079 963,022 92,136,544
2078 965,809 92,740,467
2077 968,522 93,344,865
2076 971,283 93,946,187
2075 974,023 94,544,733
2074 976,769 95,135,317
2073 979,383 95,721,351
2072 981,939 96,292,835
2071 984,390 96,851,951
2070 986,888 97,397,073
2069 989,049 97,924,812
2068 990,894 98,432,509
2067 992,661 98,913,776
2066 994,244 99,374,357
2065 995,923 99,812,137
2064 997,521 100,223,387
2063 998,820 100,602,361
2062 999,964 100,951,282
2061 1,000,937 101,266,537
2060 1,001,706 101,545,806
2059 1,002,377 101,792,315
2058 1,003,047 101,994,395
2057 1,003,439 102,161,227
2056 1,003,809 102,291,323
2055 1,003,949 102,382,089
2054 1,003,954 102,431,558
2053 1,003,684 102,441,204
2052 1,003,394 102,413,350
2051 1,002,875 102,350,865
2050 1,002,223 102,251,999
2049 1,001,441 102,122,983
2048 1,000,247 101,957,508
2047 998,990 101,765,614
2046 997,515 101,547,098
2045 995,948 101,305,486
2044 994,092 101,038,874
2043 992,184 100,752,109
2042 989,991 100,446,296
2041 987,369 100,122,690
2040 984,847 99,784,572
2039 982,204 99,436,793
2038 979,387 99,072,548
2037 976,388 98,694,577
2036 973,369 98,302,279
2035 970,323 97,899,013
2034 967,160 97,482,352
2033 963,959 97,054,589
2032 960,580 96,608,216
2031 957,195 96,141,200
2030 953,378 95,656,003
2029 949,529 95,133,736
2028 945,532 94,561,150
2027 941,426 93,925,792
2026 937,424 93,215,072
2025 933,154 92,417,681
2024 928,784 91,567,738
2023 924,145 90,608,707
2022 919,422 89,524,246
2021 916,711 88,455,488
2020 914,963 87,723,443
2019 914,899 87,051,648
2018 917,180 86,117,998
2017 918,759 85,026,754
2016 919,166 83,812,228
2015 918,578 82,619,362
2014 917,585 81,502,045
2013 916,352 80,414,686
2012 914,918 79,370,580
2011 912,989 78,383,598
2010 910,419 77,420,842
2009 907,239 76,457,825
2008 903,399 75,514,204
2007 897,832 74,602,648
2006 890,365 73,392,747
2005 882,379 71,828,455
2004 874,366 70,256,316
2003 866,286 68,769,340
2002 858,049 68,011,317
2001 849,596 67,452,005
2000 840,909 66,418,659
1999 831,828 65,445,391
1998 822,258 64,519,859
1997 812,139 63,639,638
1996 803,789 62,881,300
1995 798,746 62,205,567
1994 794,771 61,520,598
1993 790,369 61,403,543
1992 785,346 61,184,983
1991 779,656 59,986,931
1990 773,316 58,380,092
1989 766,321 56,704,914
1988 758,697 55,072,694
1987 750,540 53,323,493
1986 739,306 51,446,045
1985 723,761 49,582,289
1984 706,716 47,793,998
1983 689,835 46,029,535
1982 673,414 44,272,141
1981 657,471 41,989,312
1980 641,975 39,842,324
1979 626,862 38,424,952
1978 612,091 37,126,535
1977 597,805 35,933,181
1976 585,534 34,837,271
1975 575,906 33,802,973
1974 567,489 32,796,463
1973 559,222 31,839,838
1972 550,499 30,921,179
1971 541,121 30,029,071
1970 531,188 29,145,100
1969 520,797 28,273,482
1968 510,002 27,437,391
1967 498,873 26,628,432
1966 486,487 25,829,270
1965 472,575 25,036,978
1964 458,324 24,262,859
1963 444,276 23,519,005
1962 430,536 22,807,907
1961 417,406 22,125,726
1960 404,887 21,470,434

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 20,313 people (a 2.21% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Fiji's population will grow by 6.68% to 1,002,223 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Iran
2100 -0.51% -0.66%
2099 -0.5% -0.64%
2098 -0.47% -0.64%
2097 -0.47% -0.63%
2096 -0.46% -0.62%
2095 -0.45% -0.62%
2094 -0.44% -0.61%
2093 -0.41% -0.61%
2092 -0.42% -0.61%
2091 -0.4% -0.61%
2090 -0.4% -0.61%
2089 -0.39% -0.62%
2088 -0.39% -0.62%
2087 -0.4% -0.63%
2086 -0.39% -0.63%
2085 -0.37% -0.64%
2084 -0.36% -0.64%
2083 -0.35% -0.65%
2082 -0.35% -0.65%
2081 -0.34% -0.65%
2080 -0.32% -0.65%
2079 -0.29% -0.65%
2078 -0.28% -0.65%
2077 -0.28% -0.64%
2076 -0.28% -0.63%
2075 -0.28% -0.62%
2074 -0.27% -0.61%
2073 -0.26% -0.59%
2072 -0.25% -0.58%
2071 -0.25% -0.56%
2070 -0.22% -0.54%
2069 -0.19% -0.52%
2068 -0.18% -0.49%
2067 -0.16% -0.46%
2066 -0.17% -0.44%
2065 -0.16% -0.41%
2064 -0.13% -0.38%
2063 -0.11% -0.35%
2062 -0.1% -0.31%
2061 -0.08% -0.28%
2060 -0.07% -0.24%
2059 -0.07% -0.2%
2058 -0.04% -0.16%
2057 -0.04% -0.13%
2056 -0.01% -0.09%
2055 -0% -0.05%
2054 0.03% -0.009%
2053 0.03% 0.03%
2052 0.05% 0.06%
2051 0.07% 0.1%
2050 0.08% 0.13%
2049 0.12% 0.16%
2048 0.13% 0.19%
2047 0.15% 0.22%
2046 0.16% 0.24%
2045 0.19% 0.26%
2044 0.19% 0.28%
2043 0.22% 0.3%
2042 0.27% 0.32%
2041 0.26% 0.34%
2040 0.27% 0.35%
2039 0.29% 0.37%
2038 0.31% 0.38%
2037 0.31% 0.4%
2036 0.31% 0.41%
2035 0.33% 0.43%
2034 0.33% 0.44%
2033 0.35% 0.46%
2032 0.35% 0.49%
2031 0.4% 0.51%
2030 0.41% 0.55%
2029 0.42% 0.61%
2028 0.44% 0.68%
2027 0.43% 0.76%
2026 0.46% 0.86%
2025 0.47% 0.93%
2024 0.5% 1.06%
2023 0.51% 1.21%
2022 0.3% 1.21%
2021 0.19% 0.83%
2020 0.007% 0.77%
2019 -0.25% 1.08%
2018 -0.17% 1.28%
2017 -0.04% 1.45%
2016 0.06% 1.44%
2015 0.11% 1.37%
2014 0.13% 1.35%
2013 0.16% 1.32%
2012 0.21% 1.26%
2011 0.28% 1.24%
2010 0.35% 1.26%
2009 0.43% 1.25%
2008 0.62% 1.22%
2007 0.84% 1.65%
2006 0.91% 2.18%
2005 0.92% 2.24%
2004 0.93% 2.16%
2003 0.96% 1.11%
2002 0.99% 0.83%
2001 1.03% 1.56%
2000 1.09% 1.49%
1999 1.16% 1.43%
1998 1.25% 1.38%
1997 1.04% 1.21%
1996 0.63% 1.09%
1995 0.5% 1.11%
1994 0.56% 0.19%
1993 0.64% 0.36%
1992 0.73% 2%
1991 0.82% 2.75%
1990 0.91% 2.95%
1989 1% 2.96%
1988 1.09% 3.28%
1987 1.52% 3.65%
1986 2.15% 3.76%
1985 2.41% 3.74%
1984 2.45% 3.83%
1983 2.44% 3.97%
1982 2.42% 5.44%
1981 2.41% 5.39%
1980 2.41% 3.69%
1979 2.41% 3.5%
1978 2.39% 3.32%
1977 2.1% 3.15%
1976 1.67% 3.06%
1975 1.48% 3.07%
1974 1.48% 3%
1973 1.58% 2.97%
1972 1.73% 2.97%
1971 1.87% 3.03%
1970 2% 3.08%
1969 2.12% 3.05%
1968 2.23% 3.04%
1967 2.55% 3.09%
1966 2.94% 3.16%
1965 3.11% 3.19%
1964 3.16% 3.16%
1963 3.19% 3.12%
1962 3.15% 3.08%
1961 3.09% 3.05%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Fiji grew by 0.47%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Fiji Iran
Current population
939479
93580141
Population rank 159/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.13%
One net population change
2.01 hours
37.2 seconds
One birth every
31.7 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
59.5 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +12 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +4,370 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 103/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 +116,786
Net migration rank 111/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - 116,786
2024 7,758 -3,278 715,785 190,156
2023 8,078 -3,289 750,150 262,044
2022 8,223 -3,557 753,525 403,190
2021 6,777 -6,008 645,725 334,967
2020 8,730 -6,008 663,978 -180,680
2019 9,271 -11,873 893,063 -32,794
2018 9,779 -11,738 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 10,413 -11,607 1,140,549 34,849
2016 10,807 -10,441 1,186,949 66,630
2015 11,213 -10,401 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 11,680 -10,493 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 11,972 -10,703 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 11,716 -10,114 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 12,657 -10,396 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 13,227 -10,354 980,380 -12,849
2009 13,540 -10,052 958,322 211
2008 14,000 -9,812 940,983 -12,184
2007 14,349 -7,406 919,254 -24,950
2006 14,555 -6,562 884,529 640,932
2005 14,503 -6,523 837,305 765,873
2004 14,526 -6,484 801,203 739,996
2003 14,527 -6,411 732,600 700,222
2002 14,468 -6,106 752,205 -668,962
2001 14,720 -6,167 743,658 291,692
2000 14,724 -5,909 731,203 300,133
1999 15,229 -5,892 723,237 191,988
1998 15,464 -5,654 717,655 218,171
1997 15,750 -5,318 726,574 98,009
1996 16,163 -9,902 784,508 -92,435
1995 16,273 -12,448 879,648 -220,258
1994 16,424 -12,300 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 16,751 -12,071 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 17,170 -11,802 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 17,617 -11,603 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 17,748 -11,081 1,530,434 200,711
1989 18,007 -10,685 1,609,739 9,460
1988 18,063 -10,138 1,614,512 30,688
1987 17,987 -9,602 1,639,644 213,524
1986 18,024 -3,943 1,659,289 242,411
1985 18,469 -1,452 1,661,750 163,999
1984 18,499 -1,421 1,653,051 97,748
1983 18,237 -1,565 1,573,612 204,544
1982 17,681 -1,509 1,514,240 222,390
1981 17,282 -1,558 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 16,907 -1,632 1,361,293 103,674
1979 16,450 -1,502 1,294,306 75,451
1978 16,196 -1,609 1,156,974 70,088
1977 15,532 -1,550 1,091,542 68,093
1976 14,933 -4,370 1,013,347 18,825
1975 14,272 -5,577 929,481 106,921
1974 13,557 -5,414 873,369 103,252
1973 13,383 -4,989 831,880 104,779
1972 13,905 -4,848 804,043 96,614
1971 14,313 -4,624 805,830 77,717
1970 14,538 -4,371 794,612 89,757
1969 14,669 -4,050 780,660 78,196
1968 14,831 -3,857 743,992 69,342
1967 14,861 -3,576 727,276 77,313
1966 15,111 -1,623 695,040 98,709
1965 15,166 -832 663,029 127,808
1964 14,979 -812 635,589 121,817
1963 14,774 -838 620,126 110,190
1962 14,429 -889 595,538 96,332
1961 13,653 -943 594,674 77,811
1960 13,313 -981 584,060 54,041

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/iran | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 53.8% of the population change in Fiji is from natural causes (a gain of 91,049 people) and 46.2% is from migration (a loss of 78,200 people). In Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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