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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 928,784 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 938,628 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 24.7 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.12% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.42% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Fiji vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Taiwan
2100 883,752 10,150,338
2099 888,271 10,273,881
2098 892,703 10,399,680
2097 896,915 10,527,804
2096 901,118 10,657,536
2095 905,308 10,789,978
2094 909,388 10,925,075
2093 913,372 11,062,491
2092 917,178 11,202,670
2091 921,020 11,346,131
2090 924,758 11,494,369
2089 928,500 11,644,743
2088 932,167 11,799,177
2087 935,844 11,956,109
2086 939,596 12,116,149
2085 943,266 12,281,248
2084 946,736 12,451,872
2083 950,144 12,625,681
2082 953,473 12,803,442
2081 956,823 12,986,931
2080 960,049 13,174,137
2079 963,146 13,366,920
2078 965,934 13,564,788
2077 968,648 13,765,770
2076 971,408 13,969,802
2075 974,149 14,178,904
2074 976,896 14,391,331
2073 979,510 14,606,033
2072 982,066 14,824,987
2071 984,518 15,045,310
2070 987,016 15,266,143
2069 989,177 15,488,280
2068 991,023 15,714,125
2067 992,790 15,940,945
2066 994,373 16,167,553
2065 996,052 16,396,032
2064 997,651 16,625,600
2063 998,950 16,854,355
2062 1,000,093 17,084,600
2061 1,001,067 17,314,450
2060 1,001,836 17,541,998
2059 1,002,506 17,767,014
2058 1,003,177 17,988,239
2057 1,003,569 18,208,151
2056 1,003,939 18,423,453
2055 1,004,079 18,639,554
2054 1,004,084 18,853,384
2053 1,003,814 19,063,428
2052 1,003,524 19,270,076
2051 1,003,005 19,474,323
2050 1,002,353 19,677,203
2049 1,001,571 19,878,438
2048 1,000,376 20,073,645
2047 999,119 20,267,326
2046 997,645 20,454,154
2045 996,077 20,640,565
2044 994,220 20,819,477
2043 992,313 20,995,111
2042 990,119 21,166,213
2041 987,497 21,331,710
2040 984,975 21,491,361
2039 982,332 21,645,911
2038 979,514 21,794,529
2037 976,515 21,939,617
2036 973,495 22,077,701
2035 970,449 22,211,115
2034 967,285 22,340,809
2033 964,084 22,463,465
2032 960,704 22,582,449
2031 957,319 22,698,460
2030 953,501 22,809,605
2029 949,652 22,916,803
2028 945,654 23,022,058
2027 941,548 23,127,410
2026 937,546 23,229,461
2025 933,274 23,331,886
2024 928,784 23,410,331
2023 924,145 23,342,541
2022 919,422 23,319,977
2021 916,711 23,468,275
2020 914,963 23,582,179
2019 914,899 23,596,027
2018 917,180 23,580,080
2017 918,759 23,555,522
2016 919,166 23,515,945
2015 918,578 23,462,914
2014 917,585 23,403,635
2013 916,352 23,344,670
2012 914,918 23,270,367
2011 912,989 23,193,518
2010 910,419 23,140,948
2009 907,239 23,078,402
2008 903,399 22,997,696
2007 897,832 22,917,444
2006 890,365 22,823,455
2005 882,379 22,729,753
2004 874,366 22,646,836
2003 866,286 22,562,663
2002 858,049 22,463,172
2001 849,596 22,341,120
2000 840,909 22,184,530
1999 831,828 22,010,489
1998 822,258 21,835,703
1997 812,139 21,634,124
1996 803,789 21,441,432
1995 798,746 21,267,653
1994 794,771 21,086,645
1993 790,369 20,899,019
1992 785,346 20,704,227
1991 779,656 20,503,568
1990 773,316 20,278,946
1989 766,321 20,055,492
1988 758,697 19,839,704
1987 750,540 19,617,046
1986 739,306 19,411,454
1985 723,761 19,191,510
1984 706,716 18,929,866
1983 689,835 18,653,146
1982 673,414 18,354,855
1981 657,471 18,029,982
1980 641,975 17,704,538
1979 626,862 17,372,779
1978 612,091 17,042,272
1977 597,805 16,730,895
1976 585,534 16,401,413
1975 575,906 16,075,128
1974 567,489 15,784,817
1973 559,222 15,505,121
1972 550,499 15,220,495
1971 541,121 14,913,564
1970 531,188 14,582,944
1969 520,797 14,068,984
1968 510,002 13,548,537
1967 498,873 13,210,344
1966 486,487 12,874,153
1965 472,575 12,511,863
1964 458,324 12,137,143
1963 444,276 11,762,101
1962 430,536 11,392,513
1961 417,406 11,030,385
1960 404,887 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Taiwan
2100 -0.51% -1.2%
2099 -0.5% -1.21%
2098 -0.47% -1.22%
2097 -0.47% -1.22%
2096 -0.46% -1.23%
2095 -0.45% -1.24%
2094 -0.44% -1.24%
2093 -0.41% -1.25%
2092 -0.42% -1.26%
2091 -0.4% -1.29%
2090 -0.4% -1.29%
2089 -0.39% -1.31%
2088 -0.39% -1.31%
2087 -0.4% -1.32%
2086 -0.39% -1.34%
2085 -0.37% -1.37%
2084 -0.36% -1.38%
2083 -0.35% -1.39%
2082 -0.35% -1.41%
2081 -0.34% -1.42%
2080 -0.32% -1.44%
2079 -0.29% -1.46%
2078 -0.28% -1.46%
2077 -0.28% -1.46%
2076 -0.28% -1.47%
2075 -0.28% -1.48%
2074 -0.27% -1.47%
2073 -0.26% -1.48%
2072 -0.25% -1.46%
2071 -0.25% -1.45%
2070 -0.22% -1.43%
2069 -0.19% -1.44%
2068 -0.18% -1.42%
2067 -0.16% -1.4%
2066 -0.17% -1.39%
2065 -0.16% -1.38%
2064 -0.13% -1.36%
2063 -0.11% -1.35%
2062 -0.1% -1.33%
2061 -0.08% -1.3%
2060 -0.07% -1.27%
2059 -0.07% -1.23%
2058 -0.04% -1.21%
2057 -0.04% -1.17%
2056 -0.01% -1.16%
2055 -0% -1.13%
2054 0.03% -1.1%
2053 0.03% -1.07%
2052 0.05% -1.05%
2051 0.07% -1.03%
2050 0.08% -1.01%
2049 0.12% -0.97%
2048 0.13% -0.96%
2047 0.15% -0.91%
2046 0.16% -0.9%
2045 0.19% -0.86%
2044 0.19% -0.84%
2043 0.22% -0.81%
2042 0.27% -0.78%
2041 0.26% -0.74%
2040 0.27% -0.71%
2039 0.29% -0.68%
2038 0.31% -0.66%
2037 0.31% -0.63%
2036 0.31% -0.6%
2035 0.33% -0.58%
2034 0.33% -0.55%
2033 0.35% -0.53%
2032 0.35% -0.51%
2031 0.4% -0.49%
2030 0.41% -0.47%
2029 0.42% -0.46%
2028 0.44% -0.46%
2027 0.43% -0.44%
2026 0.46% -0.44%
2025 0.48% -0.34%
2024 0.5% 0.29%
2023 0.51% 0.1%
2022 0.3% -0.63%
2021 0.19% -0.48%
2020 0.007% -0.06%
2019 -0.25% 0.07%
2018 -0.17% 0.1%
2017 -0.04% 0.17%
2016 0.06% 0.23%
2015 0.11% 0.25%
2014 0.13% 0.25%
2013 0.16% 0.32%
2012 0.21% 0.33%
2011 0.28% 0.23%
2010 0.35% 0.27%
2009 0.43% 0.35%
2008 0.62% 0.35%
2007 0.84% 0.41%
2006 0.91% 0.41%
2005 0.92% 0.37%
2004 0.93% 0.37%
2003 0.96% 0.44%
2002 0.99% 0.55%
2001 1.03% 0.71%
2000 1.09% 0.79%
1999 1.16% 0.8%
1998 1.25% 0.93%
1997 1.04% 0.9%
1996 0.63% 0.82%
1995 0.5% 0.86%
1994 0.56% 0.9%
1993 0.64% 0.94%
1992 0.73% 0.98%
1991 0.82% 1.11%
1990 0.91% 1.11%
1989 1% 1.09%
1988 1.09% 1.14%
1987 1.52% 1.06%
1986 2.15% 1.15%
1985 2.41% 1.38%
1984 2.45% 1.48%
1983 2.44% 1.63%
1982 2.42% 1.8%
1981 2.41% 1.84%
1980 2.41% 1.91%
1979 2.41% 1.94%
1978 2.39% 1.86%
1977 2.1% 2.01%
1976 1.67% 2.03%
1975 1.48% 1.84%
1974 1.48% 1.8%
1973 1.58% 1.87%
1972 1.73% 2.06%
1971 1.87% 2.27%
1970 2% 3.65%
1969 2.12% 3.84%
1968 2.23% 2.56%
1967 2.55% 2.61%
1966 2.94% 2.9%
1965 3.11% 3.09%
1964 3.16% 3.19%
1963 3.19% 3.24%
1962 3.15% 3.28%
1961 3.09% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Fiji grew by 0.5%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Fiji Taiwan
Current population
938628
23229461
Population rank 159/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.28%
One net population change
1.89 hours
6.72 minutes
One birth every
31.6 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.02 hours
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +13 -215
Annual growth/decline +4,639 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.5% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 180/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 +47,029
Net migration rank 111/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - -
2024 - -3,278 -67,188 47,029
2023 8,078 -3,289 -69,794 225,599
2022 8,223 -3,557 -68,327 -42,430
2021 6,777 -6,008 -30,039 -156,010
2020 8,730 -6,008 -7,782 -33,978
2019 9,271 -11,873 1,416 12,718
2018 9,779 -11,738 8,725 8,888
2017 10,413 -11,607 22,613 8,809
2016 10,807 -10,441 35,980 11,707
2015 11,213 -10,401 49,741 8,581
2014 11,680 -10,493 - -
2013 11,972 -10,703 - -
2012 11,716 -10,114 - -
2011 12,657 -10,396 43,836 19,077
2010 13,227 -10,354 - -
2009 13,540 -10,052 - -
2008 14,000 -9,812 - -
2007 14,349 -7,406 - -
2006 14,555 -6,562 - -
2005 14,503 -6,523 - -
2004 14,526 -6,484 - -
2003 14,527 -6,411 - -
2002 14,468 -6,106 - -
2001 14,720 -6,167 132,707 -3,811
2000 14,724 -5,909 - -
1999 15,229 -5,892 - -
1998 15,464 -5,654 - -
1997 15,750 -5,318 - -
1996 16,163 -9,902 - -
1995 16,273 -12,448 - -
1994 16,424 -12,300 - -
1993 16,751 -12,071 - -
1992 17,170 -11,802 - -
1991 17,617 -11,603 215,698 -12,128
1990 17,748 -11,081 - -
1989 18,007 -10,685 - -
1988 18,063 -10,138 - -
1987 17,987 -9,602 - -
1986 18,024 -3,943 - -
1985 18,469 -1,452 - -
1984 18,499 -1,421 - -
1983 18,237 -1,565 - -
1982 17,681 -1,509 - -
1981 17,282 -1,558 326,883 4,508
1980 16,907 -1,632 - -
1979 16,450 -1,502 - -
1978 16,196 -1,609 - -
1977 15,532 -1,550 - -
1976 14,933 -4,370 - -
1975 14,272 -5,577 - -
1974 13,557 -5,414 - -
1973 13,383 -4,989 - -
1972 13,905 -4,848 - -
1971 14,313 -4,624 - -
1970 14,538 -4,371 - -
1969 14,669 -4,050 - -
1968 14,831 -3,857 - -
1967 14,861 -3,576 - -
1966 15,111 -1,623 346,958 18,774
1965 15,166 -832 - -
1964 14,979 -812 - -
1963 14,774 -838 - -
1962 14,429 -889 - -
1961 13,653 -943 - -
1960 13,313 -981 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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