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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 928,784 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 938,628 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 62.8 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.12% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.42% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Fiji vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Kenya
2100 883,752 105,238,162
2099 888,271 105,257,438
2098 892,703 105,257,489
2097 896,915 105,250,948
2096 901,118 105,220,085
2095 905,308 105,175,623
2094 909,388 105,118,372
2093 913,372 105,046,907
2092 917,178 104,955,024
2091 921,020 104,846,805
2090 924,758 104,718,130
2089 928,500 104,573,271
2088 932,167 104,414,197
2087 935,844 104,243,505
2086 939,596 104,056,143
2085 943,266 103,854,891
2084 946,736 103,640,244
2083 950,144 103,407,124
2082 953,473 103,158,580
2081 956,823 102,889,291
2080 960,049 102,594,978
2079 963,146 102,286,967
2078 965,934 101,961,280
2077 968,648 101,613,181
2076 971,408 101,239,843
2075 974,149 100,849,423
2074 976,896 100,436,632
2073 979,510 100,001,277
2072 982,066 99,533,234
2071 984,518 99,042,264
2070 987,016 98,529,166
2069 989,177 97,992,232
2068 991,023 97,428,138
2067 992,790 96,842,744
2066 994,373 96,230,345
2065 996,052 95,598,937
2064 997,651 94,942,874
2063 998,950 94,266,124
2062 1,000,093 93,561,519
2061 1,001,067 92,837,768
2060 1,001,836 92,098,717
2059 1,002,506 91,343,602
2058 1,003,177 90,569,828
2057 1,003,569 89,783,087
2056 1,003,939 88,994,126
2055 1,004,079 88,192,182
2054 1,004,084 87,379,992
2053 1,003,814 86,552,281
2052 1,003,524 85,710,403
2051 1,003,005 84,850,558
2050 1,002,353 83,976,685
2049 1,001,571 83,090,517
2048 1,000,376 82,191,119
2047 999,119 81,274,836
2046 997,645 80,340,592
2045 996,077 79,389,433
2044 994,220 78,414,158
2043 992,313 77,418,567
2042 990,119 76,399,781
2041 987,497 75,363,853
2040 984,975 74,308,480
2039 982,332 73,241,028
2038 979,514 72,153,876
2037 976,515 71,058,753
2036 973,495 69,949,421
2035 970,449 68,831,151
2034 967,285 67,705,051
2033 964,084 66,569,532
2032 960,704 65,431,402
2031 957,319 64,289,540
2030 953,501 63,153,520
2029 949,652 62,021,378
2028 945,654 60,894,078
2027 941,548 59,770,115
2026 937,546 58,653,621
2025 933,274 57,540,609
2024 928,784 56,432,944
2023 924,145 55,339,003
2022 919,422 54,252,461
2021 916,711 53,219,166
2020 914,963 52,217,334
2019 914,899 51,202,827
2018 917,180 50,207,107
2017 918,759 49,197,766
2016 919,166 48,139,687
2015 918,578 47,088,526
2014 917,585 46,051,440
2013 916,352 44,986,791
2012 914,918 43,888,303
2011 912,989 42,758,461
2010 910,419 41,598,567
2009 907,239 40,408,891
2008 903,399 39,206,351
2007 897,832 38,036,349
2006 890,365 36,904,008
2005 882,379 35,796,484
2004 874,366 34,713,455
2003 866,286 33,652,223
2002 858,049 32,629,808
2001 849,596 31,619,170
2000 840,909 30,642,890
1999 831,828 29,733,408
1998 822,258 28,888,057
1997 812,139 28,101,768
1996 803,789 27,344,211
1995 798,746 26,601,751
1994 794,771 25,857,130
1993 790,369 25,117,188
1992 785,346 24,382,460
1991 779,656 23,646,514
1990 773,316 22,892,651
1989 766,321 22,118,434
1988 758,697 21,356,219
1987 750,540 20,616,096
1986 739,306 19,901,646
1985 723,761 19,201,768
1984 706,716 18,514,906
1983 689,835 17,846,374
1982 673,414 17,206,175
1981 657,471 16,601,507
1980 641,975 16,018,459
1979 626,862 15,460,666
1978 612,091 14,934,126
1977 597,805 14,428,819
1976 585,534 13,957,623
1975 575,906 13,511,671
1974 567,489 13,070,078
1973 559,222 12,634,835
1972 550,499 12,206,060
1971 541,121 11,788,904
1970 531,188 11,368,791
1969 520,797 10,939,695
1968 510,002 10,518,823
1967 498,873 10,111,057
1966 486,487 9,717,816
1965 472,575 9,338,078
1964 458,324 8,973,535
1963 444,276 8,627,971
1962 430,536 8,299,308
1961 417,406 7,987,770
1960 404,887 7,695,307

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Fiji's population will grow by 6.79% to 1,002,353 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Kenya
2100 -0.51% -0.02%
2099 -0.5% -0%
2098 -0.47% 0.006%
2097 -0.47% 0.03%
2096 -0.46% 0.04%
2095 -0.45% 0.05%
2094 -0.44% 0.07%
2093 -0.41% 0.09%
2092 -0.42% 0.1%
2091 -0.4% 0.12%
2090 -0.4% 0.14%
2089 -0.39% 0.15%
2088 -0.39% 0.16%
2087 -0.4% 0.18%
2086 -0.39% 0.19%
2085 -0.37% 0.21%
2084 -0.36% 0.23%
2083 -0.35% 0.24%
2082 -0.35% 0.26%
2081 -0.34% 0.29%
2080 -0.32% 0.3%
2079 -0.29% 0.32%
2078 -0.28% 0.34%
2077 -0.28% 0.37%
2076 -0.28% 0.39%
2075 -0.28% 0.41%
2074 -0.27% 0.44%
2073 -0.26% 0.47%
2072 -0.25% 0.5%
2071 -0.25% 0.52%
2070 -0.22% 0.55%
2069 -0.19% 0.58%
2068 -0.18% 0.6%
2067 -0.16% 0.64%
2066 -0.17% 0.66%
2065 -0.16% 0.69%
2064 -0.13% 0.72%
2063 -0.11% 0.75%
2062 -0.1% 0.78%
2061 -0.08% 0.8%
2060 -0.07% 0.83%
2059 -0.07% 0.85%
2058 -0.04% 0.88%
2057 -0.04% 0.89%
2056 -0.01% 0.91%
2055 -0% 0.93%
2054 0.03% 0.96%
2053 0.03% 0.98%
2052 0.05% 1.01%
2051 0.07% 1.04%
2050 0.08% 1.07%
2049 0.12% 1.09%
2048 0.13% 1.13%
2047 0.15% 1.16%
2046 0.16% 1.2%
2045 0.19% 1.24%
2044 0.19% 1.29%
2043 0.22% 1.33%
2042 0.27% 1.37%
2041 0.26% 1.42%
2040 0.27% 1.46%
2039 0.29% 1.51%
2038 0.31% 1.54%
2037 0.31% 1.59%
2036 0.31% 1.62%
2035 0.33% 1.66%
2034 0.33% 1.71%
2033 0.35% 1.74%
2032 0.35% 1.78%
2031 0.4% 1.8%
2030 0.41% 1.83%
2029 0.42% 1.85%
2028 0.44% 1.88%
2027 0.43% 1.9%
2026 0.46% 1.93%
2025 0.48% 1.96%
2024 0.5% 1.98%
2023 0.51% 2%
2022 0.3% 1.94%
2021 0.19% 1.92%
2020 0.007% 1.98%
2019 -0.25% 1.98%
2018 -0.17% 2.05%
2017 -0.04% 2.2%
2016 0.06% 2.23%
2015 0.11% 2.25%
2014 0.13% 2.37%
2013 0.16% 2.5%
2012 0.21% 2.64%
2011 0.28% 2.79%
2010 0.35% 2.94%
2009 0.43% 3.07%
2008 0.62% 3.08%
2007 0.84% 3.07%
2006 0.91% 3.09%
2005 0.92% 3.12%
2004 0.93% 3.15%
2003 0.96% 3.13%
2002 0.99% 3.2%
2001 1.03% 3.19%
2000 1.09% 3.06%
1999 1.16% 2.93%
1998 1.25% 2.8%
1997 1.04% 2.77%
1996 0.63% 2.79%
1995 0.5% 2.88%
1994 0.56% 2.95%
1993 0.64% 3.01%
1992 0.73% 3.11%
1991 0.82% 3.29%
1990 0.91% 3.5%
1989 1% 3.57%
1988 1.09% 3.59%
1987 1.52% 3.59%
1986 2.15% 3.64%
1985 2.41% 3.71%
1984 2.45% 3.75%
1983 2.44% 3.72%
1982 2.42% 3.64%
1981 2.41% 3.64%
1980 2.41% 3.61%
1979 2.41% 3.53%
1978 2.39% 3.5%
1977 2.1% 3.38%
1976 1.67% 3.3%
1975 1.48% 3.38%
1974 1.48% 3.44%
1973 1.58% 3.51%
1972 1.73% 3.54%
1971 1.87% 3.7%
1970 2% 3.92%
1969 2.12% 4%
1968 2.23% 4.03%
1967 2.55% 4.05%
1966 2.94% 4.07%
1965 3.11% 4.06%
1964 3.16% 4.01%
1963 3.19% 3.96%
1962 3.15% 3.9%
1961 3.09% 3.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Fiji grew by 0.5%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Fiji Kenya
Current population
938628
58955623
Population rank 159/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.71%
One net population change
1.89 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
31.6 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +4,639 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.5% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 53/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 -27,330
Net migration rank 111/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - -27,330
2024 - -3,278 - -19,781
2023 8,078 -3,289 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 8,223 -3,557 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 6,777 -6,008 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 8,730 -6,008 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 9,271 -11,873 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 9,779 -11,738 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 10,413 -11,607 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 10,807 -10,441 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 11,213 -10,401 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 11,680 -10,493 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 11,972 -10,703 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 11,716 -10,114 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 12,657 -10,396 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 13,227 -10,354 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 13,540 -10,052 1,193,598 7,096
2008 14,000 -9,812 1,174,818 29,612
2007 14,349 -7,406 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 14,555 -6,562 1,113,357 15,767
2005 14,503 -6,523 1,080,446 5,501
2004 14,526 -6,484 1,048,590 31,525
2003 14,527 -6,411 1,018,182 24,175
2002 14,468 -6,106 992,044 10,431
2001 14,720 -6,167 963,721 55,052
2000 14,724 -5,909 928,357 5,407
1999 15,229 -5,892 898,484 -13,257
1998 15,464 -5,654 875,511 -70,023
1997 15,750 -5,318 847,493 -80,443
1996 16,163 -9,902 827,326 -79,276
1995 16,273 -12,448 812,391 -75,506
1994 16,424 -12,300 792,702 -40,367
1993 16,751 -12,071 788,579 -61,054
1992 17,170 -11,802 785,018 -43,085
1991 17,617 -11,603 790,030 -60,087
1990 17,748 -11,081 789,087 -11,338
1989 18,007 -10,685 795,622 -24,949
1988 18,063 -10,138 785,652 -31,894
1987 17,987 -9,602 775,124 -48,633
1986 18,024 -3,943 755,606 -53,183
1985 18,469 -1,452 732,739 -35,400
1984 18,499 -1,421 709,639 -33,253
1983 18,237 -1,565 684,587 -23,905
1982 17,681 -1,509 663,109 -43,382
1981 17,282 -1,558 642,379 -52,761
1980 16,907 -1,632 616,390 -39,920
1979 16,450 -1,502 595,390 -56,280
1978 16,196 -1,609 574,695 -60,718
1977 15,532 -1,550 554,124 -57,493
1976 14,933 -4,370 536,740 -90,990
1975 14,272 -5,577 517,579 -71,421
1974 13,557 -5,414 500,008 -62,973
1973 13,383 -4,989 485,556 -52,102
1972 13,905 -4,848 472,557 -48,466
1971 14,313 -4,624 459,897 -49,671
1970 14,538 -4,371 443,065 -13,064
1969 14,669 -4,050 427,819 369
1968 14,831 -3,857 411,948 1,611
1967 14,861 -3,576 396,920 5,060
1966 15,111 -1,623 382,891 1,616
1965 15,166 -832 366,444 8,524
1964 14,979 -812 349,322 4,788
1963 14,774 -838 332,763 4,246
1962 14,429 -889 315,797 4,521
1961 13,653 -943 298,463 4,296
1960 13,313 -981 280,032 2,134

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 52.6% of the population change in Fiji is from natural causes (a gain of 94,971 people) and 47.4% is from migration (a loss of 85,415 people). In Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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