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

Fiji and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Fiji	Maldives	Fiji	Maldives
1960	404,887	91,189	-	-
1961	417,406	93,450	3.09%	2.48%
1962	430,536	95,802	3.15%	2.52%
1963	444,276	98,222	3.19%	2.53%
1964	458,324	100,662	3.16%	2.48%
1965	472,575	104,102	3.11%	3.42%
1966	486,487	108,507	2.94%	4.23%
1967	498,873	112,528	2.55%	3.71%
1968	510,002	116,075	2.23%	3.15%
1969	520,797	119,564	2.12%	3.01%
1970	531,188	123,219	2%	3.06%
1971	541,121	127,035	1.87%	3.1%
1972	550,499	130,968	1.73%	3.1%
1973	559,222	134,952	1.58%	3.04%
1974	567,489	138,978	1.48%	2.98%
1975	575,906	143,158	1.48%	3.01%
1976	585,534	147,525	1.67%	3.05%
1977	597,805	151,930	2.1%	2.99%
1978	612,091	156,159	2.39%	2.78%
1979	626,862	160,360	2.41%	2.69%
1980	641,975	164,835	2.41%	2.79%
1981	657,471	169,532	2.41%	2.85%
1982	673,414	174,333	2.42%	2.83%
1983	689,835	179,128	2.44%	2.75%
1984	706,716	184,198	2.45%	2.83%
1985	723,761	190,169	2.41%	3.24%
1986	739,306	196,935	2.15%	3.56%
1987	750,540	203,944	1.52%	3.56%
1988	758,697	210,885	1.09%	3.4%
1989	766,321	217,738	1%	3.25%
1990	773,316	224,762	0.91%	3.23%
1991	779,656	231,802	0.82%	3.13%
1992	785,346	238,543	0.73%	2.91%
1993	790,369	244,884	0.64%	2.66%
1994	794,771	250,822	0.56%	2.42%
1995	798,746	256,649	0.5%	2.32%
1996	803,789	262,347	0.63%	2.22%
1997	812,139	267,707	1.04%	2.04%
1998	822,258	272,723	1.25%	1.87%
1999	831,828	277,412	1.16%	1.72%
2000	840,909	282,019	1.09%	1.66%
2001	849,596	286,767	1.03%	1.68%
2002	858,049	291,616	0.99%	1.69%
2003	866,286	296,491	0.96%	1.67%
2004	874,366	301,413	0.93%	1.66%
2005	882,379	306,429	0.92%	1.66%
2006	890,365	313,851	0.91%	2.42%
2007	897,832	324,479	0.84%	3.39%
2008	903,399	336,170	0.62%	3.6%
2009	907,239	348,275	0.43%	3.6%
2010	910,419	360,792	0.35%	3.59%
2011	912,989	373,674	0.28%	3.57%
2012	914,918	386,818	0.21%	3.52%
2013	916,352	400,070	0.16%	3.43%
2014	917,585	413,617	0.13%	3.39%
2015	918,578	428,154	0.11%	3.51%
2016	919,166	443,308	0.06%	3.54%
2017	918,759	458,287	-0.04%	3.38%
2018	917,180	473,099	-0.17%	3.23%
2019	914,899	487,731	-0.25%	3.09%
2020	914,963	502,118	0.007%	2.95%
2021	916,711	516,154	0.19%	2.8%
2022	919,422	524,106	0.3%	1.54%
2023	924,145	525,994	0.51%	0.36%
2024	928,784	527,799	0.5%	0.34%
2025	933,141	529,677	0.47%	0.36%
2026	937,268	531,514	0.44%	0.35%
2027	941,304	533,433	0.43%	0.36%
2028	945,347	535,502	0.43%	0.39%
2029	949,269	537,574	0.41%	0.39%
2030	953,095	539,667	0.4%	0.39%
2031	956,685	541,929	0.38%	0.42%
2032	960,056	544,288	0.35%	0.44%
2033	963,339	546,723	0.34%	0.45%
2034	966,516	549,162	0.33%	0.45%
2035	969,613	551,599	0.32%	0.44%
2036	972,641	554,092	0.31%	0.45%
2037	975,643	556,637	0.31%	0.46%
2038	978,533	559,231	0.3%	0.47%
2039	981,270	561,958	0.28%	0.49%
2040	983,842	564,800	0.26%	0.51%
2041	986,409	567,606	0.26%	0.5%
2042	988,810	570,381	0.24%	0.49%
2043	990,851	573,138	0.21%	0.48%
2044	992,731	575,811	0.19%	0.47%
2045	994,437	578,459	0.17%	0.46%
2046	995,957	581,026	0.15%	0.44%
2047	997,319	583,393	0.14%	0.41%
2048	998,544	585,720	0.12%	0.4%
2049	999,530	587,988	0.1%	0.39%
2050	1,000,244	589,960	0.07%	0.34%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 18,146 (a 1.97% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Fiji's population will grow by 6.71% to 1,000,244 people with a rank change from 159th to 161st. The population of Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.