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Population in Fiji compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 928,784 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 938,628 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 55 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.12% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.42% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Fiji vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji South Korea
2100 883,752 22,012,503
2099 888,271 22,335,528
2098 892,703 22,668,719
2097 896,915 23,009,661
2096 901,118 23,360,151
2095 905,308 23,722,747
2094 909,388 24,093,391
2093 913,372 24,473,038
2092 917,178 24,860,975
2091 921,020 25,255,379
2090 924,758 25,655,577
2089 928,500 26,060,945
2088 932,167 26,470,073
2087 935,844 26,884,813
2086 939,596 27,301,913
2085 943,266 27,723,736
2084 946,736 28,147,480
2083 950,144 28,578,182
2082 953,473 29,012,953
2081 956,823 29,456,022
2080 960,049 29,901,880
2079 963,146 30,352,062
2078 965,934 30,809,176
2077 968,648 31,273,700
2076 971,408 31,744,480
2075 974,149 32,221,226
2074 976,896 32,706,020
2073 979,510 33,196,556
2072 982,066 33,696,490
2071 984,518 34,203,935
2070 987,016 34,719,324
2069 989,177 35,241,850
2068 991,023 35,762,799
2067 992,790 36,292,307
2066 994,373 36,826,655
2065 996,052 37,368,086
2064 997,651 37,916,439
2063 998,950 38,469,051
2062 1,000,093 39,028,473
2061 1,001,067 39,584,621
2060 1,001,836 40,149,830
2059 1,002,506 40,712,514
2058 1,003,177 41,277,134
2057 1,003,569 41,833,887
2056 1,003,939 42,377,427
2055 1,004,079 42,909,302
2054 1,004,084 43,427,254
2053 1,003,814 43,938,741
2052 1,003,524 44,441,106
2051 1,003,005 44,923,604
2050 1,002,353 45,385,311
2049 1,001,571 45,832,153
2048 1,000,376 46,258,529
2047 999,119 46,668,898
2046 997,645 47,056,404
2045 996,077 47,433,205
2044 994,220 47,797,411
2043 992,313 48,144,730
2042 990,119 48,478,991
2041 987,497 48,806,273
2040 984,975 49,115,658
2039 982,332 49,412,830
2038 979,514 49,694,340
2037 976,515 49,957,504
2036 973,495 50,200,702
2035 970,449 50,426,000
2034 967,285 50,632,962
2033 964,084 50,821,090
2032 960,704 50,987,020
2031 957,319 51,134,940
2030 953,501 51,267,908
2029 949,652 51,385,868
2028 945,654 51,486,791
2027 941,548 51,576,746
2026 937,546 51,649,918
2025 933,274 51,710,062
2024 928,784 51,751,065
2023 924,145 51,712,619
2022 919,422 51,672,569
2021 916,711 51,769,539
2020 914,963 51,836,239
2019 914,899 51,764,822
2018 917,180 51,585,058
2017 918,759 51,361,911
2016 919,166 51,217,803
2015 918,578 51,014,947
2014 917,585 50,746,659
2013 916,352 50,428,893
2012 914,918 50,199,853
2011 912,989 49,936,638
2010 910,419 49,554,112
2009 907,239 49,307,835
2008 903,399 49,054,708
2007 897,832 48,683,638
2006 890,365 48,438,292
2005 882,379 48,184,561
2004 874,366 48,082,519
2003 866,286 47,892,330
2002 858,049 47,644,736
2001 849,596 47,370,164
2000 840,909 47,008,111
1999 831,828 46,616,677
1998 822,258 46,286,503
1997 812,139 45,953,580
1996 803,789 45,524,681
1995 798,746 45,092,991
1994 794,771 44,641,540
1993 790,369 44,194,628
1992 785,346 43,747,962
1991 779,656 43,295,704
1990 773,316 42,869,283
1989 766,321 42,449,038
1988 758,697 42,031,247
1987 750,540 41,621,690
1986 739,306 41,213,674
1985 723,761 40,805,744
1984 706,716 40,405,956
1983 689,835 39,910,403
1982 673,414 39,326,352
1981 657,471 38,723,248
1980 641,975 38,123,775
1979 626,862 37,534,236
1978 612,091 36,969,185
1977 597,805 36,411,795
1976 585,534 35,848,523
1975 575,906 35,280,725
1974 567,489 34,692,266
1973 559,222 34,103,149
1972 550,499 33,505,406
1971 541,121 32,882,704
1970 531,188 32,240,827
1969 520,797 31,544,266
1968 510,002 30,838,302
1967 498,873 30,130,983
1966 486,487 29,435,571
1965 472,575 28,704,674
1964 458,324 27,984,155
1963 444,276 27,261,747
1962 430,536 26,513,030
1961 417,406 25,765,673
1960 404,887 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji South Korea
2100 -0.51% -1.45%
2099 -0.5% -1.47%
2098 -0.47% -1.48%
2097 -0.47% -1.5%
2096 -0.46% -1.53%
2095 -0.45% -1.54%
2094 -0.44% -1.55%
2093 -0.41% -1.56%
2092 -0.42% -1.56%
2091 -0.4% -1.56%
2090 -0.4% -1.56%
2089 -0.39% -1.55%
2088 -0.39% -1.54%
2087 -0.4% -1.53%
2086 -0.39% -1.52%
2085 -0.37% -1.51%
2084 -0.36% -1.51%
2083 -0.35% -1.5%
2082 -0.35% -1.5%
2081 -0.34% -1.49%
2080 -0.32% -1.48%
2079 -0.29% -1.48%
2078 -0.28% -1.49%
2077 -0.28% -1.48%
2076 -0.28% -1.48%
2075 -0.28% -1.48%
2074 -0.27% -1.48%
2073 -0.26% -1.48%
2072 -0.25% -1.48%
2071 -0.25% -1.48%
2070 -0.22% -1.48%
2069 -0.19% -1.46%
2068 -0.18% -1.46%
2067 -0.16% -1.45%
2066 -0.17% -1.45%
2065 -0.16% -1.45%
2064 -0.13% -1.44%
2063 -0.11% -1.43%
2062 -0.1% -1.4%
2061 -0.08% -1.41%
2060 -0.07% -1.38%
2059 -0.07% -1.37%
2058 -0.04% -1.33%
2057 -0.04% -1.28%
2056 -0.01% -1.24%
2055 -0% -1.19%
2054 0.03% -1.16%
2053 0.03% -1.13%
2052 0.05% -1.07%
2051 0.07% -1.02%
2050 0.08% -0.97%
2049 0.12% -0.92%
2048 0.13% -0.88%
2047 0.15% -0.82%
2046 0.16% -0.79%
2045 0.19% -0.76%
2044 0.19% -0.72%
2043 0.22% -0.69%
2042 0.27% -0.67%
2041 0.26% -0.63%
2040 0.27% -0.6%
2039 0.29% -0.57%
2038 0.31% -0.53%
2037 0.31% -0.48%
2036 0.31% -0.45%
2035 0.33% -0.41%
2034 0.33% -0.37%
2033 0.35% -0.33%
2032 0.35% -0.29%
2031 0.4% -0.26%
2030 0.41% -0.23%
2029 0.42% -0.2%
2028 0.44% -0.17%
2027 0.43% -0.14%
2026 0.46% -0.12%
2025 0.48% -0.08%
2024 0.5% 0.07%
2023 0.51% 0.08%
2022 0.3% -0.19%
2021 0.19% -0.13%
2020 0.007% 0.14%
2019 -0.25% 0.35%
2018 -0.17% 0.43%
2017 -0.04% 0.28%
2016 0.06% 0.4%
2015 0.11% 0.53%
2014 0.13% 0.63%
2013 0.16% 0.46%
2012 0.21% 0.53%
2011 0.28% 0.77%
2010 0.35% 0.5%
2009 0.43% 0.52%
2008 0.62% 0.76%
2007 0.84% 0.51%
2006 0.91% 0.53%
2005 0.92% 0.21%
2004 0.93% 0.4%
2003 0.96% 0.52%
2002 0.99% 0.58%
2001 1.03% 0.77%
2000 1.09% 0.84%
1999 1.16% 0.71%
1998 1.25% 0.72%
1997 1.04% 0.94%
1996 0.63% 0.96%
1995 0.5% 1.01%
1994 0.56% 1.01%
1993 0.64% 1.02%
1992 0.73% 1.04%
1991 0.82% 0.99%
1990 0.91% 0.99%
1989 1% 0.99%
1988 1.09% 0.98%
1987 1.52% 0.99%
1986 2.15% 1%
1985 2.41% 0.99%
1984 2.45% 1.24%
1983 2.44% 1.49%
1982 2.42% 1.56%
1981 2.41% 1.57%
1980 2.41% 1.57%
1979 2.41% 1.53%
1978 2.39% 1.53%
1977 2.1% 1.57%
1976 1.67% 1.61%
1975 1.48% 1.7%
1974 1.48% 1.73%
1973 1.58% 1.78%
1972 1.73% 1.89%
1971 1.87% 1.99%
1970 2% 2.21%
1969 2.12% 2.29%
1968 2.23% 2.35%
1967 2.55% 2.36%
1966 2.94% 2.55%
1965 3.11% 2.57%
1964 3.16% 2.65%
1963 3.19% 2.82%
1962 3.15% 2.9%
1961 3.09% 3.01%

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/south-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Fiji grew by 0.5%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Fiji South Korea
Current population
938628
51649918
Population rank 159/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.62%
One net population change
1.89 hours
13.7 minutes
One birth every
31.6 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +105
Annual growth/decline +4,639 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +0.5% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 160/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 +65,731
Net migration rank 111/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - 65,731
2024 - -3,278 - 75,963
2023 8,078 -3,289 -77,569 87,800
2022 8,223 -3,557 -124,014 87,800
2021 6,777 -6,008 -56,947 -16,778
2020 8,730 -6,008 -31,101 112,631
2019 9,271 -11,873 10,353 128,622
2018 9,779 -11,738 30,951 118,220
2017 10,413 -11,607 71,907 104,029
2016 10,807 -10,441 122,923 91,568
2015 11,213 -10,401 163,248 276,427
2014 11,680 -10,493 167,464 308,037
2013 11,972 -10,703 166,415 301,926
2012 11,716 -10,114 215,859 281,866
2011 12,657 -10,396 214,728 269,958
2010 13,227 -10,354 213,083 52,042
2009 13,540 -10,052 197,231 5,308
2008 14,000 -9,812 215,841 -19,630
2007 14,349 -7,406 248,286 -42,293
2006 14,555 -6,562 203,441 -28,434
2005 14,503 -6,523 187,920 -47,821
2004 14,526 -6,484 225,988 -42,549
2003 14,527 -6,411 244,251 -31,994
2002 14,468 -6,106 247,752 -18,105
2001 14,720 -6,167 312,643 -28,006
2000 14,724 -5,909 390,167 -84,960
1999 15,229 -5,892 368,272 -107,448
1998 15,464 -5,654 393,436 -98,044
1997 15,750 -5,318 422,773 -109,130
1996 16,163 -9,902 446,142 -115,705
1995 16,273 -12,448 468,967 -208,491
1994 16,424 -12,300 473,200 -208,309
1993 16,751 -12,071 477,302 -222,802
1992 17,170 -11,802 494,352 -265,849
1991 17,617 -11,603 467,594 -270,754
1990 17,748 -11,081 411,546 79,294
1989 18,007 -10,685 403,266 186,120
1988 18,063 -10,138 399,297 192,534
1987 17,987 -9,602 378,758 198,057
1986 18,024 -3,943 395,651 189,782
1985 18,469 -1,452 416,219 97,949
1984 18,499 -1,421 436,384 101,394
1983 18,237 -1,565 514,844 102,167
1982 17,681 -1,509 605,626 48,638
1981 17,282 -1,558 631,189 18,442
1980 16,907 -1,632 583,294 -148,341
1979 16,450 -1,502 623,068 -139,566
1978 16,196 -1,609 499,084 -85,721
1977 15,532 -1,550 578,947 -90,737
1976 14,933 -4,370 530,558 -92,314
1975 14,272 -5,577 603,300 -52,332
1974 13,557 -5,414 673,030 27,005
1973 13,383 -4,989 699,115 35,779
1972 13,905 -4,848 740,469 25,382
1971 14,313 -4,624 789,185 -6,326
1970 14,538 -4,371 747,987 -27,999
1969 14,669 -4,050 694,227 -21,175
1968 14,831 -3,857 684,487 -16,868
1967 14,861 -3,576 692,169 -16,484
1966 15,111 -1,623 623,534 -16,688
1965 15,166 -832 641,090 -146,386
1964 14,979 -812 655,501 -102,284
1963 14,774 -838 685,824 -80,226
1962 14,429 -889 712,590 -94,606
1961 13,653 -943 730,173 -93,179
1960 13,313 -981 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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