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

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The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 933,154 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 939,479 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 52.5 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.15% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.52% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Fiji vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Spain
2100 883,637 34,221,514
2099 888,156 34,400,373
2098 892,588 34,577,450
2097 896,799 34,751,199
2096 901,001 34,917,831
2095 905,191 35,087,012
2094 909,270 35,251,362
2093 913,254 35,415,082
2092 917,059 35,577,396
2091 920,901 35,741,351
2090 924,638 35,912,083
2089 928,380 36,086,009
2088 932,046 36,257,546
2087 935,722 36,424,826
2086 939,474 36,594,101
2085 943,144 36,771,456
2084 946,613 36,951,760
2083 950,021 37,138,777
2082 953,350 37,327,720
2081 956,699 37,527,142
2080 959,925 37,732,838
2079 963,022 37,949,144
2078 965,809 38,171,047
2077 968,522 38,405,329
2076 971,283 38,654,221
2075 974,023 38,913,733
2074 976,769 39,188,284
2073 979,383 39,469,767
2072 981,939 39,765,059
2071 984,390 40,062,070
2070 986,888 40,372,388
2069 989,049 40,682,818
2068 990,894 41,005,148
2067 992,661 41,326,772
2066 994,244 41,654,672
2065 995,923 41,983,104
2064 997,521 42,321,736
2063 998,820 42,655,212
2062 999,964 42,993,328
2061 1,000,937 43,328,037
2060 1,001,706 43,648,753
2059 1,002,377 43,967,376
2058 1,003,047 44,273,756
2057 1,003,439 44,579,723
2056 1,003,809 44,885,952
2055 1,003,949 45,164,935
2054 1,003,954 45,434,986
2053 1,003,684 45,702,038
2052 1,003,394 45,951,973
2051 1,002,875 46,179,119
2050 1,002,223 46,397,620
2049 1,001,441 46,616,167
2048 1,000,247 46,812,693
2047 998,990 47,002,591
2046 997,515 47,182,235
2045 995,948 47,354,908
2044 994,092 47,514,076
2043 992,184 47,657,627
2042 989,991 47,801,904
2041 987,369 47,936,819
2040 984,847 48,066,825
2039 982,204 48,190,225
2038 979,387 48,304,880
2037 976,388 48,418,168
2036 973,369 48,528,778
2035 970,323 48,633,960
2034 967,160 48,730,594
2033 963,959 48,823,356
2032 960,580 48,914,944
2031 957,195 49,008,735
2030 953,378 49,094,273
2029 949,529 49,163,780
2028 945,532 49,223,677
2027 941,426 49,274,441
2026 937,424 49,323,658
2025 933,154 49,355,143
2024 928,784 48,848,840
2023 924,145 48,352,528
2022 919,422 47,786,102
2021 916,711 47,443,821
2020 914,963 47,359,424
2019 914,899 47,118,501
2018 917,180 46,782,011
2017 918,759 46,571,232
2016 919,166 46,458,139
2015 918,578 46,422,303
2014 917,585 46,460,733
2013 916,352 46,604,197
2012 914,918 46,773,055
2011 912,989 46,742,697
2010 910,419 46,576,897
2009 907,239 46,362,946
2008 903,399 45,954,106
2007 897,832 45,226,803
2006 890,365 44,397,319
2005 882,379 43,653,155
2004 874,366 42,921,895
2003 866,286 42,187,645
2002 858,049 41,431,558
2001 849,596 40,850,412
2000 840,909 40,567,864
1999 831,828 40,386,875
1998 822,258 40,223,509
1997 812,139 40,057,389
1996 803,789 39,889,852
1995 798,746 39,724,050
1994 794,771 39,549,108
1993 790,369 39,361,262
1992 785,346 39,157,685
1991 779,656 38,966,376
1990 773,316 38,867,322
1989 766,321 38,827,764
1988 758,697 38,766,939
1987 750,540 38,684,815
1986 739,306 38,584,624
1985 723,761 38,469,512
1984 706,716 38,330,364
1983 689,835 38,171,525
1982 673,414 37,986,012
1981 657,471 37,758,631
1980 641,975 37,491,165
1979 626,862 37,191,330
1978 612,091 36,864,898
1977 597,805 36,511,638
1976 585,534 36,137,812
1975 575,906 35,757,900
1974 567,489 35,373,335
1973 559,222 34,988,947
1972 550,499 34,604,469
1971 541,121 34,224,490
1970 531,188 33,814,531
1969 520,797 33,441,054
1968 510,002 33,113,134
1967 498,873 32,682,947
1966 486,487 32,283,194
1965 472,575 31,954,292
1964 458,324 31,609,195
1963 444,276 31,296,651
1962 430,536 31,023,366
1961 417,406 30,739,250
1960 404,887 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 20,313 people (a 2.21% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Spain
2100 -0.51% -0.52%
2099 -0.5% -0.51%
2098 -0.47% -0.5%
2097 -0.47% -0.48%
2096 -0.46% -0.48%
2095 -0.45% -0.47%
2094 -0.44% -0.46%
2093 -0.41% -0.46%
2092 -0.42% -0.46%
2091 -0.4% -0.48%
2090 -0.4% -0.48%
2089 -0.39% -0.47%
2088 -0.39% -0.46%
2087 -0.4% -0.46%
2086 -0.39% -0.48%
2085 -0.37% -0.49%
2084 -0.36% -0.5%
2083 -0.35% -0.51%
2082 -0.35% -0.53%
2081 -0.34% -0.55%
2080 -0.32% -0.57%
2079 -0.29% -0.58%
2078 -0.28% -0.61%
2077 -0.28% -0.64%
2076 -0.28% -0.67%
2075 -0.28% -0.7%
2074 -0.27% -0.71%
2073 -0.26% -0.74%
2072 -0.25% -0.74%
2071 -0.25% -0.77%
2070 -0.22% -0.76%
2069 -0.19% -0.79%
2068 -0.18% -0.78%
2067 -0.16% -0.79%
2066 -0.17% -0.78%
2065 -0.16% -0.8%
2064 -0.13% -0.78%
2063 -0.11% -0.79%
2062 -0.1% -0.77%
2061 -0.08% -0.73%
2060 -0.07% -0.72%
2059 -0.07% -0.69%
2058 -0.04% -0.69%
2057 -0.04% -0.68%
2056 -0.01% -0.62%
2055 -0% -0.59%
2054 0.03% -0.58%
2053 0.03% -0.54%
2052 0.05% -0.49%
2051 0.07% -0.47%
2050 0.08% -0.47%
2049 0.12% -0.42%
2048 0.13% -0.4%
2047 0.15% -0.38%
2046 0.16% -0.36%
2045 0.19% -0.33%
2044 0.19% -0.3%
2043 0.22% -0.3%
2042 0.27% -0.28%
2041 0.26% -0.27%
2040 0.27% -0.26%
2039 0.29% -0.24%
2038 0.31% -0.23%
2037 0.31% -0.23%
2036 0.31% -0.22%
2035 0.33% -0.2%
2034 0.33% -0.19%
2033 0.35% -0.19%
2032 0.35% -0.19%
2031 0.4% -0.17%
2030 0.41% -0.14%
2029 0.42% -0.12%
2028 0.44% -0.1%
2027 0.43% -0.1%
2026 0.46% -0.06%
2025 0.47% 1.04%
2024 0.5% 1.03%
2023 0.51% 1.19%
2022 0.3% 0.72%
2021 0.19% 0.18%
2020 0.007% 0.51%
2019 -0.25% 0.72%
2018 -0.17% 0.45%
2017 -0.04% 0.24%
2016 0.06% 0.08%
2015 0.11% -0.08%
2014 0.13% -0.31%
2013 0.16% -0.36%
2012 0.21% 0.06%
2011 0.28% 0.36%
2010 0.35% 0.46%
2009 0.43% 0.89%
2008 0.62% 1.61%
2007 0.84% 1.87%
2006 0.91% 1.7%
2005 0.92% 1.7%
2004 0.93% 1.74%
2003 0.96% 1.82%
2002 0.99% 1.42%
2001 1.03% 0.7%
2000 1.09% 0.45%
1999 1.16% 0.41%
1998 1.25% 0.41%
1997 1.04% 0.42%
1996 0.63% 0.42%
1995 0.5% 0.44%
1994 0.56% 0.48%
1993 0.64% 0.52%
1992 0.73% 0.49%
1991 0.82% 0.25%
1990 0.91% 0.1%
1989 1% 0.16%
1988 1.09% 0.21%
1987 1.52% 0.26%
1986 2.15% 0.3%
1985 2.41% 0.36%
1984 2.45% 0.42%
1983 2.44% 0.49%
1982 2.42% 0.6%
1981 2.41% 0.71%
1980 2.41% 0.81%
1979 2.41% 0.89%
1978 2.39% 0.97%
1977 2.1% 1.03%
1976 1.67% 1.06%
1975 1.48% 1.09%
1974 1.48% 1.1%
1973 1.58% 1.11%
1972 1.73% 1.11%
1971 1.87% 1.21%
1970 2% 1.12%
1969 2.12% 0.99%
1968 2.23% 1.32%
1967 2.55% 1.24%
1966 2.94% 1.03%
1965 3.11% 1.09%
1964 3.16% 1%
1963 3.19% 0.88%
1962 3.15% 0.92%
1961 3.09% 0.93%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Fiji grew by 0.47%, while Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Fiji Spain
Current population
939479
49323658
Population rank 159/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.59%
One net population change
2.01 hours
1.04 minutes
One birth every
31.7 minutes
1.66 minutes
One death every
59.5 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +12 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +4,370 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 131/197 98/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 +96,630
Net migration rank 111/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - 96,630
2024 7,758 -3,278 -117,237 111,674
2023 8,078 -3,289 -116,046 119,099
2022 8,223 -3,557 -133,801 299,779
2021 6,777 -6,008 -113,865 144,385
2020 8,730 -6,008 -151,551 236,854
2019 9,271 -11,873 -56,542 464,783
2018 9,779 -11,738 -56,139 337,467
2017 10,413 -11,607 -32,600 201,135
2016 10,807 -10,441 0 106,474
2015 11,213 -10,401 -4,642 -1,979
2014 11,680 -10,493 32,522 -97,870
2013 11,972 -10,703 37,284 -250,741
2012 11,716 -10,114 51,450 -153,486
2011 12,657 -10,396 84,137 60,761
2010 13,227 -10,354 102,469 69,406
2009 13,540 -10,052 106,635 129,557
2008 14,000 -9,812 133,267 434,135
2007 14,349 -7,406 108,545 772,317
2006 14,555 -6,562 110,994 659,720
2005 14,503 -6,523 78,576 629,803
2004 14,526 -6,484 85,844 661,158
2003 14,527 -6,411 54,844 658,428
2002 14,468 -6,106 53,861 737,880
2001 14,720 -6,167 44,936 181,307
2000 14,724 -5,909 36,512 176,269
1999 15,229 -5,892 8,077 178,559
1998 15,464 -5,654 4,022 182,926
1997 15,750 -5,318 20,028 165,345
1996 16,163 -9,902 11,967 162,704
1995 16,273 -12,448 15,889 162,434
1994 16,424 -12,300 31,639 160,407
1993 16,751 -12,071 47,234 160,907
1992 17,170 -11,802 62,652 177,544
1991 17,617 -11,603 58,450 122,841
1990 17,748 -11,081 66,075 -30,684
1989 18,007 -10,685 81,538 -25,892
1988 18,063 -10,138 100,794 -17,663
1987 17,987 -9,602 116,054 -12,681
1986 18,024 -3,943 131,188 -13,540
1985 18,469 -1,452 146,184 -589
1984 18,499 -1,421 172,487 2,754
1983 18,237 -1,565 183,223 1,241
1982 17,681 -1,509 231,714 -7,384
1981 17,282 -1,558 237,879 2,563
1980 16,907 -1,632 281,184 20,166
1979 16,450 -1,502 312,407 -5,929
1978 16,196 -1,609 339,157 -2,504
1977 15,532 -1,550 361,465 -1,332
1976 14,933 -4,370 375,834 2,804
1975 14,272 -5,577 371,882 -218
1974 13,557 -5,414 396,182 105,838
1973 13,383 -4,989 374,381 8,624
1972 13,905 -4,848 391,030 7,935
1971 14,313 -4,624 369,625 7,363
1970 14,538 -4,371 378,723 -60,580
1969 14,669 -4,050 367,851 -49,956
1968 14,831 -3,857 387,423 -46,088
1967 14,861 -3,576 402,001 -42,344
1966 15,111 -1,623 397,084 -41,467
1965 15,166 -832 405,819 -42,476
1964 14,979 -812 429,885 -41,461
1963 14,774 -838 394,338 -44,446
1962 14,429 -889 384,690 -45,211
1961 13,653 -943 396,537 -46,517
1960 13,313 -981 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/spain | 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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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