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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 928,784 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 938,628 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 11.4 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.12% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.42% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Fiji vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Sweden
2100 883,752 11,357,586
2099 888,271 11,361,443
2098 892,703 11,365,725
2097 896,915 11,366,889
2096 901,118 11,368,572
2095 905,308 11,371,525
2094 909,388 11,374,169
2093 913,372 11,376,054
2092 917,178 11,378,099
2091 921,020 11,379,549
2090 924,758 11,381,475
2089 928,500 11,384,408
2088 932,167 11,387,073
2087 935,844 11,390,874
2086 939,596 11,398,223
2085 943,266 11,403,279
2084 946,736 11,408,050
2083 950,144 11,411,588
2082 953,473 11,416,796
2081 956,823 11,418,438
2080 960,049 11,420,629
2079 963,146 11,420,158
2078 965,934 11,418,032
2077 968,648 11,415,948
2076 971,408 11,412,112
2075 974,149 11,407,978
2074 976,896 11,404,682
2073 979,510 11,401,754
2072 982,066 11,398,056
2071 984,518 11,393,134
2070 987,016 11,389,416
2069 989,177 11,385,560
2068 991,023 11,384,165
2067 992,790 11,383,331
2066 994,373 11,383,335
2065 996,052 11,382,611
2064 997,651 11,381,643
2063 998,950 11,381,489
2062 1,000,093 11,382,109
2061 1,001,067 11,379,849
2060 1,001,836 11,378,661
2059 1,002,506 11,376,317
2058 1,003,177 11,372,527
2057 1,003,569 11,367,109
2056 1,003,939 11,361,843
2055 1,004,079 11,354,884
2054 1,004,084 11,347,343
2053 1,003,814 11,336,678
2052 1,003,524 11,322,876
2051 1,003,005 11,306,983
2050 1,002,353 11,287,973
2049 1,001,571 11,268,461
2048 1,000,376 11,247,615
2047 999,119 11,225,655
2046 997,645 11,202,749
2045 996,077 11,178,920
2044 994,220 11,153,887
2043 992,313 11,128,417
2042 990,119 11,102,505
2041 987,497 11,078,898
2040 984,975 11,054,498
2039 982,332 11,031,322
2038 979,514 11,008,943
2037 976,515 10,987,323
2036 973,495 10,964,438
2035 970,449 10,941,953
2034 967,285 10,919,289
2033 964,084 10,895,104
2032 960,704 10,869,796
2031 957,319 10,844,434
2030 953,501 10,815,888
2029 949,652 10,784,274
2028 945,654 10,749,191
2027 941,548 10,710,226
2026 937,546 10,668,870
2025 933,274 10,621,495
2024 928,784 10,569,709
2023 924,145 10,536,632
2022 919,422 10,486,941
2021 916,711 10,415,811
2020 914,963 10,353,442
2019 914,899 10,278,887
2018 917,180 10,175,214
2017 918,759 10,057,698
2016 919,166 9,923,085
2015 918,578 9,799,186
2014 917,585 9,696,110
2013 916,352 9,600,379
2012 914,918 9,519,374
2011 912,989 9,449,213
2010 910,419 9,378,126
2009 907,239 9,298,515
2008 903,399 9,219,637
2007 897,832 9,148,092
2006 890,365 9,080,505
2005 882,379 9,029,572
2004 874,366 8,993,531
2003 866,286 8,958,229
2002 858,049 8,924,958
2001 849,596 8,895,960
2000 840,909 8,872,109
1999 831,828 8,857,874
1998 822,258 8,850,974
1997 812,139 8,846,062
1996 803,789 8,840,998
1995 798,746 8,826,939
1994 794,771 8,780,745
1993 790,369 8,718,561
1992 785,346 8,668,067
1991 779,656 8,617,375
1990 773,316 8,558,835
1989 766,321 8,492,964
1988 758,697 8,436,489
1987 750,540 8,397,804
1986 739,306 8,369,829
1985 723,761 8,350,386
1984 706,716 8,336,605
1983 689,835 8,329,033
1982 673,414 8,325,263
1981 657,471 8,320,503
1980 641,975 8,310,531
1979 626,862 8,293,678
1978 612,091 8,275,599
1977 597,805 8,251,540
1976 585,534 8,222,286
1975 575,906 8,192,437
1974 567,489 8,159,955
1973 559,222 8,136,312
1972 550,499 8,122,300
1971 541,121 8,098,334
1970 531,188 8,042,801
1969 520,797 7,968,072
1968 510,002 7,912,273
1967 498,873 7,867,931
1966 486,487 7,807,797
1965 472,575 7,733,853
1964 458,324 7,661,354
1963 444,276 7,604,328
1962 430,536 7,561,588
1961 417,406 7,519,998
1960 404,887 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Sweden
2100 -0.51% -0.03%
2099 -0.5% -0.04%
2098 -0.47% -0.01%
2097 -0.47% -0.01%
2096 -0.46% -0.03%
2095 -0.45% -0.02%
2094 -0.44% -0.02%
2093 -0.41% -0.02%
2092 -0.42% -0.01%
2091 -0.4% -0.02%
2090 -0.4% -0.03%
2089 -0.39% -0.02%
2088 -0.39% -0.03%
2087 -0.4% -0.06%
2086 -0.39% -0.04%
2085 -0.37% -0.04%
2084 -0.36% -0.03%
2083 -0.35% -0.05%
2082 -0.35% -0.01%
2081 -0.34% -0.02%
2080 -0.32% 0.004%
2079 -0.29% 0.02%
2078 -0.28% 0.02%
2077 -0.28% 0.03%
2076 -0.28% 0.04%
2075 -0.28% 0.03%
2074 -0.27% 0.03%
2073 -0.26% 0.03%
2072 -0.25% 0.04%
2071 -0.25% 0.03%
2070 -0.22% 0.03%
2069 -0.19% 0.01%
2068 -0.18% 0.007%
2067 -0.16% -0%
2066 -0.17% 0.006%
2065 -0.16% 0.009%
2064 -0.13% 0.001%
2063 -0.11% -0.005%
2062 -0.1% 0.02%
2061 -0.08% 0.01%
2060 -0.07% 0.02%
2059 -0.07% 0.03%
2058 -0.04% 0.05%
2057 -0.04% 0.05%
2056 -0.01% 0.06%
2055 -0% 0.07%
2054 0.03% 0.09%
2053 0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.05% 0.14%
2051 0.07% 0.17%
2050 0.08% 0.17%
2049 0.12% 0.19%
2048 0.13% 0.2%
2047 0.15% 0.2%
2046 0.16% 0.21%
2045 0.19% 0.22%
2044 0.19% 0.23%
2043 0.22% 0.23%
2042 0.27% 0.21%
2041 0.26% 0.22%
2040 0.27% 0.21%
2039 0.29% 0.2%
2038 0.31% 0.2%
2037 0.31% 0.21%
2036 0.31% 0.21%
2035 0.33% 0.21%
2034 0.33% 0.22%
2033 0.35% 0.23%
2032 0.35% 0.23%
2031 0.4% 0.26%
2030 0.41% 0.29%
2029 0.42% 0.33%
2028 0.44% 0.36%
2027 0.43% 0.39%
2026 0.46% 0.45%
2025 0.48% 0.49%
2024 0.5% 0.31%
2023 0.51% 0.47%
2022 0.3% 0.68%
2021 0.19% 0.6%
2020 0.007% 0.73%
2019 -0.25% 1.02%
2018 -0.17% 1.17%
2017 -0.04% 1.36%
2016 0.06% 1.26%
2015 0.11% 1.06%
2014 0.13% 1%
2013 0.16% 0.85%
2012 0.21% 0.74%
2011 0.28% 0.76%
2010 0.35% 0.86%
2009 0.43% 0.86%
2008 0.62% 0.78%
2007 0.84% 0.74%
2006 0.91% 0.56%
2005 0.92% 0.4%
2004 0.93% 0.39%
2003 0.96% 0.37%
2002 0.99% 0.33%
2001 1.03% 0.27%
2000 1.09% 0.16%
1999 1.16% 0.08%
1998 1.25% 0.06%
1997 1.04% 0.06%
1996 0.63% 0.16%
1995 0.5% 0.53%
1994 0.56% 0.71%
1993 0.64% 0.58%
1992 0.73% 0.59%
1991 0.82% 0.68%
1990 0.91% 0.78%
1989 1% 0.67%
1988 1.09% 0.46%
1987 1.52% 0.33%
1986 2.15% 0.23%
1985 2.41% 0.17%
1984 2.45% 0.09%
1983 2.44% 0.05%
1982 2.42% 0.06%
1981 2.41% 0.12%
1980 2.41% 0.2%
1979 2.41% 0.22%
1978 2.39% 0.29%
1977 2.1% 0.36%
1976 1.67% 0.36%
1975 1.48% 0.4%
1974 1.48% 0.29%
1973 1.58% 0.17%
1972 1.73% 0.3%
1971 1.87% 0.69%
1970 2% 0.94%
1969 2.12% 0.71%
1968 2.23% 0.56%
1967 2.55% 0.77%
1966 2.94% 0.96%
1965 3.11% 0.95%
1964 3.16% 0.75%
1963 3.19% 0.57%
1962 3.15% 0.55%
1961 3.09% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Fiji grew by 0.5%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Fiji Sweden
Current population
938628
10680056
Population rank 159/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
1.89 hours
15.9 minutes
One birth every
31.6 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 +91
Annual growth/decline +4,639 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.5% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 149/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 +47,079
Net migration rank 111/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - 47,079
2024 - -3,278 - 50,115
2023 8,078 -3,289 5,269 55,209
2022 8,223 -3,557 10,487 58,955
2021 6,777 -6,008 22,914 51,947
2020 8,730 -6,008 14,495 37,302
2019 9,271 -11,873 25,697 72,619
2018 9,779 -11,738 23,403 87,517
2017 10,413 -11,607 24,138 102,671
2016 10,807 -10,441 25,800 119,234
2015 11,213 -10,401 23,518 80,534
2014 11,680 -10,493 26,179 77,654
2013 11,972 -10,703 23,041 66,760
2012 11,716 -10,114 20,943 52,879
2011 12,657 -10,396 21,733 46,049
2010 13,227 -10,354 25,320 51,175
2009 13,540 -10,052 21,387 63,638
2008 14,000 -9,812 18,439 56,452
2007 14,349 -7,406 15,552 54,907
2006 14,555 -6,562 15,436 51,675
2005 14,503 -6,523 9,030 27,030
2004 14,526 -6,484 9,893 25,842
2003 14,527 -6,411 6,271 29,161
2002 14,468 -6,106 893 31,364
2001 14,720 -6,167 -1,779 28,856
2000 14,724 -5,909 -2,662 24,900
1999 15,229 -5,892 -6,201 13,940
1998 15,464 -5,654 -3,541 11,325
1997 15,750 -5,318 -3,539 6,047
1996 16,163 -9,902 1,768 5,773
1995 16,273 -12,448 9,710 11,621
1994 16,424 -12,300 20,196 51,545
1993 16,751 -12,071 20,924 32,725
1992 17,170 -11,802 28,605 20,507
1991 17,617 -11,603 29,299 25,314
1990 17,748 -11,081 29,100 35,668
1989 18,007 -10,685 24,629 44,565
1988 18,063 -10,138 15,186 30,064
1987 17,987 -9,602 11,757 21,335
1986 18,024 -3,943 9,206 15,211
1985 18,469 -1,452 4,175 11,464
1984 18,499 -1,421 3,335 8,668
1983 18,237 -1,565 833 2,105
1982 17,681 -1,509 1,665 2,524
1981 17,282 -1,558 1,664 3,209
1980 16,907 -1,632 5,818 10,040
1979 16,450 -1,502 4,976 13,895
1978 16,196 -1,609 4,138 13,807
1977 15,532 -1,550 7,426 23,528
1976 14,933 -4,370 8,222 20,324
1975 14,272 -5,577 14,746 16,564
1974 13,557 -5,414 23,664 9,217
1973 13,383 -4,989 24,409 -9,551
1972 13,905 -4,848 28,428 -13,519
1971 14,313 -4,624 31,583 2,334
1970 14,538 -4,371 30,563 47,242
1969 14,669 -4,050 23,904 48,824
1968 14,831 -3,857 30,858 8,545
1967 14,861 -3,576 41,700 11,075
1966 15,111 -1,623 45,286 24,920
1965 15,166 -832 44,857 32,444
1964 14,979 -812 45,968 23,581
1963 14,774 -838 35,741 11,009
1962 14,429 -889 30,246 9,627
1961 13,653 -943 30,832 14,401
1960 13,313 -981 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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