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Population in Fiji compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 928,784 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 938,628 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 125.7 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.12% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.42% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Fiji vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Philippines
2100 883,752 115,065,514
2099 888,271 115,822,085
2098 892,703 116,579,642
2097 896,915 117,339,735
2096 901,118 118,106,310
2095 905,308 118,872,671
2094 909,388 119,632,784
2093 913,372 120,394,127
2092 917,178 121,153,505
2091 921,020 121,910,997
2090 924,758 122,658,317
2089 928,500 123,398,001
2088 932,167 124,128,536
2087 935,844 124,849,376
2086 939,596 125,558,475
2085 943,266 126,253,074
2084 946,736 126,925,232
2083 950,144 127,573,007
2082 953,473 128,202,586
2081 956,823 128,806,308
2080 960,049 129,391,229
2079 963,146 129,944,270
2078 965,934 130,476,671
2077 968,648 130,988,299
2076 971,408 131,462,248
2075 974,149 131,906,358
2074 976,896 132,328,468
2073 979,510 132,719,174
2072 982,066 133,084,836
2071 984,518 133,419,916
2070 987,016 133,733,411
2069 989,177 134,020,647
2068 991,023 134,283,663
2067 992,790 134,528,603
2066 994,373 134,744,843
2065 996,052 134,949,800
2064 997,651 135,128,431
2063 998,950 135,285,603
2062 1,000,093 135,425,056
2061 1,001,067 135,539,763
2060 1,001,836 135,631,085
2059 1,002,506 135,698,075
2058 1,003,177 135,730,163
2057 1,003,569 135,736,069
2056 1,003,939 135,720,219
2055 1,004,079 135,665,249
2054 1,004,084 135,570,794
2053 1,003,814 135,440,724
2052 1,003,524 135,273,857
2051 1,003,005 135,054,258
2050 1,002,353 134,793,554
2049 1,001,571 134,483,048
2048 1,000,376 134,131,716
2047 999,119 133,731,695
2046 997,645 133,281,676
2045 996,077 132,787,906
2044 994,220 132,252,742
2043 992,313 131,678,840
2042 990,119 131,067,112
2041 987,497 130,419,312
2040 984,975 129,735,394
2039 982,332 129,020,366
2038 979,514 128,266,374
2037 976,515 127,482,230
2036 973,495 126,671,125
2035 970,449 125,841,025
2034 967,285 124,990,553
2033 964,084 124,123,848
2032 960,704 123,246,040
2031 957,319 122,359,182
2030 953,501 121,453,322
2029 949,652 120,538,221
2028 945,654 119,609,503
2027 941,548 118,675,486
2026 937,546 117,737,984
2025 933,274 116,792,787
2024 928,784 115,843,670
2023 924,145 114,891,199
2022 919,422 113,964,338
2021 916,711 113,100,950
2020 914,963 112,081,264
2019 914,899 110,804,683
2018 917,180 109,465,287
2017 918,759 108,119,693
2016 919,166 106,735,719
2015 918,578 105,312,992
2014 917,585 103,767,130
2013 916,352 102,076,336
2012 914,918 100,175,512
2011 912,989 98,248,614
2010 910,419 96,337,125
2009 907,239 94,384,250
2008 903,399 92,699,095
2007 897,832 91,075,184
2006 890,365 89,508,986
2005 882,379 88,015,962
2004 874,366 86,394,504
2003 866,286 84,731,835
2002 858,049 83,068,889
2001 849,596 81,401,488
2000 840,909 79,625,397
1999 831,828 77,753,257
1998 822,258 75,791,024
1997 812,139 73,908,810
1996 803,789 72,190,242
1995 798,746 70,546,246
1994 794,771 69,019,291
1993 790,369 67,530,621
1992 785,346 65,926,125
1991 779,656 64,382,249
1990 773,316 62,854,666
1989 766,321 61,265,260
1988 758,697 59,739,052
1987 750,540 58,157,496
1986 739,306 56,645,077
1985 723,761 55,213,006
1984 706,716 53,726,181
1983 689,835 52,194,620
1982 673,414 50,695,707
1981 657,471 49,311,727
1980 641,975 48,043,740
1979 626,862 46,807,103
1978 612,091 45,575,281
1977 597,805 44,367,962
1976 585,534 43,201,488
1975 575,906 42,120,826
1974 567,489 41,174,341
1973 559,222 40,294,130
1972 550,499 39,408,560
1971 541,121 38,518,659
1970 531,188 37,622,204
1969 520,797 36,660,799
1968 510,002 35,638,342
1967 498,873 34,621,320
1966 486,487 33,617,170
1965 472,575 32,625,316
1964 458,324 31,643,032
1963 444,276 30,674,731
1962 430,536 29,723,536
1961 417,406 28,792,621
1960 404,887 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Philippines
2100 -0.51% -0.65%
2099 -0.5% -0.65%
2098 -0.47% -0.65%
2097 -0.47% -0.65%
2096 -0.46% -0.64%
2095 -0.45% -0.64%
2094 -0.44% -0.63%
2093 -0.41% -0.63%
2092 -0.42% -0.62%
2091 -0.4% -0.61%
2090 -0.4% -0.6%
2089 -0.39% -0.59%
2088 -0.39% -0.58%
2087 -0.4% -0.56%
2086 -0.39% -0.55%
2085 -0.37% -0.53%
2084 -0.36% -0.51%
2083 -0.35% -0.49%
2082 -0.35% -0.47%
2081 -0.34% -0.45%
2080 -0.32% -0.43%
2079 -0.29% -0.41%
2078 -0.28% -0.39%
2077 -0.28% -0.36%
2076 -0.28% -0.34%
2075 -0.28% -0.32%
2074 -0.27% -0.29%
2073 -0.26% -0.27%
2072 -0.25% -0.25%
2071 -0.25% -0.23%
2070 -0.22% -0.21%
2069 -0.19% -0.2%
2068 -0.18% -0.18%
2067 -0.16% -0.16%
2066 -0.17% -0.15%
2065 -0.16% -0.13%
2064 -0.13% -0.12%
2063 -0.11% -0.1%
2062 -0.1% -0.08%
2061 -0.08% -0.07%
2060 -0.07% -0.05%
2059 -0.07% -0.02%
2058 -0.04% -0.004%
2057 -0.04% 0.01%
2056 -0.01% 0.04%
2055 -0% 0.07%
2054 0.03% 0.1%
2053 0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.05% 0.16%
2051 0.07% 0.19%
2050 0.08% 0.23%
2049 0.12% 0.26%
2048 0.13% 0.3%
2047 0.15% 0.34%
2046 0.16% 0.37%
2045 0.19% 0.4%
2044 0.19% 0.44%
2043 0.22% 0.47%
2042 0.27% 0.5%
2041 0.26% 0.53%
2040 0.27% 0.55%
2039 0.29% 0.59%
2038 0.31% 0.62%
2037 0.31% 0.64%
2036 0.31% 0.66%
2035 0.33% 0.68%
2034 0.33% 0.7%
2033 0.35% 0.71%
2032 0.35% 0.72%
2031 0.4% 0.75%
2030 0.41% 0.76%
2029 0.42% 0.78%
2028 0.44% 0.79%
2027 0.43% 0.8%
2026 0.46% 0.81%
2025 0.48% 0.82%
2024 0.5% 0.83%
2023 0.51% 0.81%
2022 0.3% 0.76%
2021 0.19% 0.91%
2020 0.007% 1.15%
2019 -0.25% 1.22%
2018 -0.17% 1.24%
2017 -0.04% 1.3%
2016 0.06% 1.35%
2015 0.11% 1.49%
2014 0.13% 1.66%
2013 0.16% 1.9%
2012 0.21% 1.96%
2011 0.28% 1.98%
2010 0.35% 2.07%
2009 0.43% 1.82%
2008 0.62% 1.78%
2007 0.84% 1.75%
2006 0.91% 1.7%
2005 0.92% 1.88%
2004 0.93% 1.96%
2003 0.96% 2%
2002 0.99% 2.05%
2001 1.03% 2.23%
2000 1.09% 2.41%
1999 1.16% 2.59%
1998 1.25% 2.55%
1997 1.04% 2.38%
1996 0.63% 2.33%
1995 0.5% 2.21%
1994 0.56% 2.2%
1993 0.64% 2.43%
1992 0.73% 2.4%
1991 0.82% 2.43%
1990 0.91% 2.59%
1989 1% 2.55%
1988 1.09% 2.72%
1987 1.52% 2.67%
1986 2.15% 2.59%
1985 2.41% 2.77%
1984 2.45% 2.93%
1983 2.44% 2.96%
1982 2.42% 2.81%
1981 2.41% 2.64%
1980 2.41% 2.64%
1979 2.41% 2.7%
1978 2.39% 2.72%
1977 2.1% 2.7%
1976 1.67% 2.57%
1975 1.48% 2.3%
1974 1.48% 2.18%
1973 1.58% 2.25%
1972 1.73% 2.31%
1971 1.87% 2.38%
1970 2% 2.62%
1969 2.12% 2.87%
1968 2.23% 2.94%
1967 2.55% 2.99%
1966 2.94% 3.04%
1965 3.11% 3.1%
1964 3.16% 3.16%
1963 3.19% 3.2%
1962 3.15% 3.23%
1961 3.09% 3.23%

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/philippines | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Fiji grew by 0.5%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Fiji Philippines
Current population
938628
117991570
Population rank 159/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.42%
One net population change
1.89 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
31.6 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +4,639 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +0.5% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 113/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 -149,315
Net migration rank 111/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - -149,315
2024 - -3,278 - -160,373
2023 8,078 -3,289 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 8,223 -3,557 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 6,777 -6,008 917,928 -85,185
2020 8,730 -6,008 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 9,271 -11,873 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 9,779 -11,738 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 10,413 -11,607 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 10,807 -10,441 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 11,213 -10,401 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 11,680 -10,493 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 11,972 -10,703 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 11,716 -10,114 1,979,568 95,702
2011 12,657 -10,396 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 13,227 -10,354 2,030,979 13,556
2009 13,540 -10,052 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 14,000 -9,812 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 14,349 -7,406 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 14,555 -6,562 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 14,503 -6,523 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 14,526 -6,484 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 14,527 -6,411 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 14,468 -6,106 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 14,720 -6,167 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 14,724 -5,909 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 15,229 -5,892 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 15,464 -5,654 1,870,371 178,274
1997 15,750 -5,318 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 16,163 -9,902 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 16,273 -12,448 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 16,424 -12,300 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 16,751 -12,071 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 17,170 -11,802 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 17,617 -11,603 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 17,748 -11,081 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 18,007 -10,685 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 18,063 -10,138 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 17,987 -9,602 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 18,024 -3,943 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 18,469 -1,452 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 18,499 -1,421 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 18,237 -1,565 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 17,681 -1,509 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 17,282 -1,558 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 16,907 -1,632 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 16,450 -1,502 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 16,196 -1,609 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 15,532 -1,550 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 14,933 -4,370 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 14,272 -5,577 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 13,557 -5,414 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 13,383 -4,989 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 13,905 -4,848 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 14,313 -4,624 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 14,538 -4,371 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 14,669 -4,050 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 14,831 -3,857 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 14,861 -3,576 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 15,111 -1,623 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 15,166 -832 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 14,979 -812 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 14,774 -838 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 14,429 -889 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 13,653 -943 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 13,313 -981 1,036,017 -155,354

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

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/philippines | 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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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