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

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The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 933,154 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 939,479 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 260.8 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.96% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.15% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.52% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Fiji vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Nigeria
2100 883,637 481,640,156
2099 888,156 481,456,918
2098 892,588 481,181,892
2097 896,799 480,838,161
2096 901,001 480,422,467
2095 905,191 479,938,579
2094 909,270 479,395,022
2093 913,254 478,769,369
2092 917,059 478,059,864
2091 920,901 477,236,907
2090 924,638 476,329,495
2089 928,380 475,326,347
2088 932,046 474,231,442
2087 935,722 473,035,563
2086 939,474 471,732,001
2085 943,144 470,328,175
2084 946,613 468,806,172
2083 950,021 467,187,453
2082 953,350 465,472,417
2081 956,699 463,643,190
2080 959,925 461,705,493
2079 963,022 459,644,523
2078 965,809 457,477,264
2077 968,522 455,218,871
2076 971,283 452,849,991
2075 974,023 450,367,356
2074 976,769 447,789,885
2073 979,383 445,117,028
2072 981,939 442,340,440
2071 984,390 439,464,323
2070 986,888 436,505,329
2069 989,049 433,437,998
2068 990,894 430,286,232
2067 992,661 427,032,499
2066 994,244 423,702,640
2065 995,923 420,285,359
2064 997,521 416,778,394
2063 998,820 413,198,800
2062 999,964 409,551,159
2061 1,000,937 405,827,482
2060 1,001,706 402,041,765
2059 1,002,377 398,197,311
2058 1,003,047 394,284,767
2057 1,003,439 390,311,065
2056 1,003,809 386,267,580
2055 1,003,949 382,162,992
2054 1,003,954 378,000,511
2053 1,003,684 373,769,779
2052 1,003,394 369,472,476
2051 1,002,875 365,120,741
2050 1,002,223 360,706,317
2049 1,001,441 356,243,287
2048 1,000,247 351,724,743
2047 998,990 347,142,279
2046 997,515 342,505,549
2045 995,948 337,807,869
2044 994,092 333,050,132
2043 992,184 328,230,652
2042 989,991 323,363,366
2041 987,369 318,443,989
2040 984,847 313,468,061
2039 982,204 308,450,008
2038 979,387 303,399,842
2037 976,388 298,327,800
2036 973,369 293,227,654
2035 970,323 288,115,630
2034 967,160 282,995,818
2033 963,959 277,875,880
2032 960,580 272,747,599
2031 957,195 267,645,657
2030 953,378 262,562,767
2029 949,529 257,484,616
2028 945,532 252,445,821
2027 941,426 247,437,680
2026 937,424 242,458,365
2025 933,154 237,527,782
2024 928,784 232,679,478
2023 924,145 227,882,945
2022 919,422 223,150,896
2021 916,711 218,529,286
2020 914,963 213,996,181
2019 914,899 209,485,641
2018 917,180 204,938,755
2017 918,759 200,254,579
2016 919,166 195,443,700
2015 918,578 190,671,878
2014 917,585 185,896,915
2013 916,352 181,049,443
2012 914,918 176,200,625
2011 912,989 171,379,598
2010 910,419 166,642,886
2009 907,239 162,049,464
2008 903,399 157,595,014
2007 897,832 153,267,261
2006 890,365 149,077,334
2005 882,379 145,017,253
2004 874,366 141,057,045
2003 866,286 137,202,644
2002 858,049 133,471,989
2001 849,596 129,862,595
2000 840,909 126,382,494
1999 831,828 123,047,320
1998 822,258 119,846,254
1997 812,139 116,754,792
1996 803,789 113,754,779
1995 798,746 110,819,428
1994 794,771 107,935,714
1993 790,369 105,122,069
1992 785,346 102,372,770
1991 779,656 99,720,162
1990 773,316 97,120,925
1989 766,321 94,531,014
1988 758,697 92,020,090
1987 750,540 89,591,716
1986 739,306 87,235,953
1985 723,761 84,897,973
1984 706,716 82,526,443
1983 689,835 80,438,260
1982 673,414 78,378,701
1981 657,471 76,068,103
1980 641,975 73,764,641
1979 626,862 71,498,242
1978 612,091 69,326,532
1977 597,805 67,234,590
1976 585,534 65,258,009
1975 575,906 63,410,815
1974 567,489 61,679,144
1973 559,222 60,082,139
1972 550,499 58,601,748
1971 541,121 57,214,684
1970 531,188 55,893,838
1969 520,797 54,631,914
1968 510,002 53,432,783
1967 498,873 52,293,065
1966 486,487 51,188,234
1965 472,575 50,086,764
1964 458,324 49,012,016
1963 444,276 47,973,575
1962 430,536 46,965,292
1961 417,406 45,989,310
1960 404,887 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 20,313 people (a 2.21% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Nigeria
2100 -0.51% 0.04%
2099 -0.5% 0.06%
2098 -0.47% 0.07%
2097 -0.47% 0.09%
2096 -0.46% 0.1%
2095 -0.45% 0.11%
2094 -0.44% 0.13%
2093 -0.41% 0.15%
2092 -0.42% 0.17%
2091 -0.4% 0.19%
2090 -0.4% 0.21%
2089 -0.39% 0.23%
2088 -0.39% 0.25%
2087 -0.4% 0.28%
2086 -0.39% 0.3%
2085 -0.37% 0.32%
2084 -0.36% 0.35%
2083 -0.35% 0.37%
2082 -0.35% 0.39%
2081 -0.34% 0.42%
2080 -0.32% 0.45%
2079 -0.29% 0.47%
2078 -0.28% 0.5%
2077 -0.28% 0.52%
2076 -0.28% 0.55%
2075 -0.28% 0.58%
2074 -0.27% 0.6%
2073 -0.26% 0.63%
2072 -0.25% 0.65%
2071 -0.25% 0.68%
2070 -0.22% 0.71%
2069 -0.19% 0.73%
2068 -0.18% 0.76%
2067 -0.16% 0.79%
2066 -0.17% 0.81%
2065 -0.16% 0.84%
2064 -0.13% 0.87%
2063 -0.11% 0.89%
2062 -0.1% 0.92%
2061 -0.08% 0.94%
2060 -0.07% 0.97%
2059 -0.07% 0.99%
2058 -0.04% 1.02%
2057 -0.04% 1.05%
2056 -0.01% 1.07%
2055 -0% 1.1%
2054 0.03% 1.13%
2053 0.03% 1.16%
2052 0.05% 1.19%
2051 0.07% 1.22%
2050 0.08% 1.25%
2049 0.12% 1.28%
2048 0.13% 1.32%
2047 0.15% 1.35%
2046 0.16% 1.39%
2045 0.19% 1.43%
2044 0.19% 1.47%
2043 0.22% 1.51%
2042 0.27% 1.54%
2041 0.26% 1.59%
2040 0.27% 1.63%
2039 0.29% 1.66%
2038 0.31% 1.7%
2037 0.31% 1.74%
2036 0.31% 1.77%
2035 0.33% 1.81%
2034 0.33% 1.84%
2033 0.35% 1.88%
2032 0.35% 1.91%
2031 0.4% 1.94%
2030 0.41% 1.97%
2029 0.42% 2%
2028 0.44% 2.02%
2027 0.43% 2.05%
2026 0.46% 2.08%
2025 0.47% 2.08%
2024 0.5% 2.1%
2023 0.51% 2.12%
2022 0.3% 2.11%
2021 0.19% 2.12%
2020 0.007% 2.15%
2019 -0.25% 2.22%
2018 -0.17% 2.34%
2017 -0.04% 2.46%
2016 0.06% 2.5%
2015 0.11% 2.57%
2014 0.13% 2.68%
2013 0.16% 2.75%
2012 0.21% 2.81%
2011 0.28% 2.84%
2010 0.35% 2.83%
2009 0.43% 2.83%
2008 0.62% 2.82%
2007 0.84% 2.81%
2006 0.91% 2.8%
2005 0.92% 2.81%
2004 0.93% 2.81%
2003 0.96% 2.8%
2002 0.99% 2.78%
2001 1.03% 2.75%
2000 1.09% 2.71%
1999 1.16% 2.67%
1998 1.25% 2.65%
1997 1.04% 2.64%
1996 0.63% 2.65%
1995 0.5% 2.67%
1994 0.56% 2.68%
1993 0.64% 2.69%
1992 0.73% 2.66%
1991 0.82% 2.68%
1990 0.91% 2.74%
1989 1% 2.73%
1988 1.09% 2.71%
1987 1.52% 2.7%
1986 2.15% 2.75%
1985 2.41% 2.87%
1984 2.45% 2.6%
1983 2.44% 2.63%
1982 2.42% 3.04%
1981 2.41% 3.12%
1980 2.41% 3.17%
1979 2.41% 3.13%
1978 2.39% 3.11%
1977 2.1% 3.03%
1976 1.67% 2.91%
1975 1.48% 2.81%
1974 1.48% 2.66%
1973 1.58% 2.53%
1972 1.73% 2.42%
1971 1.87% 2.36%
1970 2% 2.31%
1969 2.12% 2.24%
1968 2.23% 2.18%
1967 2.55% 2.16%
1966 2.94% 2.2%
1965 3.11% 2.19%
1964 3.16% 2.16%
1963 3.19% 2.15%
1962 3.15% 2.12%
1961 3.09% 2.08%

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

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In 2025, the population of Fiji grew by 0.47%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Fiji Nigeria
Current population
939479
245016045
Population rank 159/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 2.95%
One net population change
2.01 hours
6.52 seconds
One birth every
31.7 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
59.5 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +12 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +4,370 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 45/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 -15,258
Net migration rank 111/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - -15,258
2024 7,758 -3,278 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 8,078 -3,289 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 8,223 -3,557 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 6,777 -6,008 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 8,730 -6,008 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 9,271 -11,873 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 9,779 -11,738 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 10,413 -11,607 4,706,183 78,685
2016 10,807 -10,441 4,761,594 75,265
2015 11,213 -10,401 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 11,680 -10,493 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 11,972 -10,703 4,811,751 40,201
2012 11,716 -10,114 4,774,508 71,138
2011 12,657 -10,396 4,728,363 67,808
2010 13,227 -10,354 4,629,173 47,966
2009 13,540 -10,052 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 14,000 -9,812 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 14,349 -7,406 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 14,555 -6,562 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 14,503 -6,523 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 14,526 -6,484 3,877,376 46,370
2003 14,527 -6,411 3,751,120 33,857
2002 14,468 -6,106 3,606,814 69,594
2001 14,720 -6,167 3,478,370 64,163
2000 14,724 -5,909 3,343,196 74,535
1999 15,229 -5,892 3,155,425 97,195
1998 15,464 -5,654 3,003,946 145,575
1997 15,750 -5,318 2,936,500 96,885
1996 16,163 -9,902 2,882,205 84,448
1995 16,273 -12,448 2,830,771 73,243
1994 16,424 -12,300 2,735,198 128,134
1993 16,751 -12,071 2,673,675 90,200
1992 17,170 -11,802 2,596,173 138,412
1991 17,617 -11,603 2,527,807 42,760
1990 17,748 -11,081 2,491,928 135,959
1989 18,007 -10,685 2,452,324 99,588
1988 18,063 -10,138 2,376,419 93,510
1987 17,987 -9,602 2,322,397 64,418
1986 18,024 -3,943 2,295,003 29,682
1985 18,469 -1,452 2,289,784 61,514
1984 18,499 -1,421 2,278,060 113,758
1983 18,237 -1,565 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 17,681 -1,509 2,233,401 101,116
1981 17,282 -1,558 2,179,884 106,723
1980 16,907 -1,632 2,121,618 198,672
1979 16,450 -1,502 2,074,807 137,721
1978 16,196 -1,609 2,019,621 111,258
1977 15,532 -1,550 1,923,917 129,075
1976 14,933 -4,370 1,827,289 72,889
1975 14,272 -5,577 1,718,623 75,603
1974 13,557 -5,414 1,624,813 44,281
1973 13,383 -4,989 1,525,485 -618
1972 13,905 -4,848 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 14,313 -4,624 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 14,538 -4,371 1,295,507 7,953
1969 14,669 -4,050 1,213,484 6,912
1968 14,831 -3,857 1,168,254 9,615
1967 14,861 -3,576 1,082,884 18,683
1966 15,111 -1,623 1,095,582 12,513
1965 15,166 -832 1,061,840 32,988
1964 14,979 -812 1,028,272 26,411
1963 14,774 -838 995,116 27,115
1962 14,429 -889 966,452 27,906
1961 13,653 -943 932,111 25,515
1960 13,313 -981 901,301 12,131

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

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/nigeria | 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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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