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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Fiji was 928,784 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Fiji's population is 938,628 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 91.6 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Fiji is ranked the 159th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.01% for Fiji vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Fiji has had an average growth rate of +0.12% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Fiji has increased from 890K people to 939K (5.42% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Fiji vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Fiji Turkey
2100 883,752 64,274,243
2099 888,271 64,924,706
2098 892,703 65,567,989
2097 896,915 66,219,045
2096 901,118 66,865,890
2095 905,308 67,516,190
2094 909,388 68,169,346
2093 913,372 68,835,313
2092 917,178 69,496,264
2091 921,020 70,159,325
2090 924,758 70,828,304
2089 928,500 71,490,133
2088 932,167 72,146,464
2087 935,844 72,792,552
2086 939,596 73,439,558
2085 943,266 74,085,313
2084 946,736 74,713,882
2083 950,144 75,342,464
2082 953,473 75,969,760
2081 956,823 76,583,769
2080 960,049 77,195,480
2079 963,146 77,793,711
2078 965,934 78,386,293
2077 968,648 78,973,194
2076 971,408 79,556,991
2075 974,149 80,128,010
2074 976,896 80,697,544
2073 979,510 81,244,619
2072 982,066 81,785,452
2071 984,518 82,311,503
2070 987,016 82,827,402
2069 989,177 83,324,862
2068 991,023 83,806,741
2067 992,790 84,270,976
2066 994,373 84,728,547
2065 996,052 85,177,268
2064 997,651 85,611,517
2063 998,950 86,026,471
2062 1,000,093 86,425,827
2061 1,001,067 86,800,591
2060 1,001,836 87,156,663
2059 1,002,506 87,500,101
2058 1,003,177 87,809,920
2057 1,003,569 88,100,397
2056 1,003,939 88,369,840
2055 1,004,079 88,598,739
2054 1,004,084 88,806,632
2053 1,003,814 88,985,609
2052 1,003,524 89,144,425
2051 1,003,005 89,270,515
2050 1,002,353 89,374,730
2049 1,001,571 89,447,182
2048 1,000,376 89,484,074
2047 999,119 89,492,406
2046 997,645 89,467,391
2045 996,077 89,441,098
2044 994,220 89,390,601
2043 992,313 89,326,342
2042 990,119 89,237,658
2041 987,497 89,137,199
2040 984,975 89,021,820
2039 982,332 88,885,792
2038 979,514 88,736,121
2037 976,515 88,562,197
2036 973,495 88,373,007
2035 970,449 88,178,595
2034 967,285 87,975,336
2033 964,084 87,754,631
2032 960,704 87,524,158
2031 957,319 87,274,280
2030 953,501 87,004,538
2029 949,652 86,741,614
2028 945,654 86,466,107
2027 941,548 86,189,693
2026 937,546 85,932,926
2025 933,274 85,718,588
2024 928,784 85,518,661
2023 924,145 85,325,965
2022 919,422 84,979,913
2021 916,711 84,147,318
2020 914,963 83,384,680
2019 914,899 82,579,440
2018 917,180 81,407,204
2017 918,759 80,312,698
2016 919,166 79,277,962
2015 918,578 78,218,479
2014 917,585 77,181,884
2013 916,352 76,147,624
2012 914,918 75,175,827
2011 912,989 74,223,629
2010 910,419 73,142,150
2009 907,239 72,039,206
2008 903,399 71,051,678
2007 897,832 70,158,112
2006 890,365 70,045,349
2005 882,379 69,329,557
2004 874,366 68,592,617
2003 866,286 67,831,730
2002 858,049 67,048,795
2001 849,596 66,245,128
2000 840,909 65,425,961
1999 831,828 64,591,923
1998 822,258 63,734,383
1997 812,139 62,852,966
1996 803,789 61,951,134
1995 798,746 61,024,503
1994 794,771 60,033,836
1993 790,369 58,999,167
1992 785,346 57,990,118
1991 779,656 57,009,887
1990 773,316 56,015,628
1989 766,321 54,976,723
1988 758,697 53,909,626
1987 750,540 52,843,670
1986 739,306 51,777,772
1985 723,761 50,687,115
1984 706,716 49,574,069
1983 689,835 48,447,410
1982 673,414 47,322,096
1981 657,471 46,321,190
1980 641,975 45,408,815
1979 626,862 44,510,429
1978 612,091 43,645,306
1977 597,805 42,773,298
1976 585,534 41,899,984
1975 575,906 41,053,126
1974 567,489 40,210,234
1973 559,222 39,329,533
1972 550,499 38,430,221
1971 541,121 37,518,611
1970 531,188 36,638,465
1969 520,797 35,787,774
1968 510,002 34,921,684
1967 498,873 34,050,421
1966 486,487 33,177,672
1965 472,575 32,345,220
1964 458,324 31,543,072
1963 444,276 30,726,841
1962 430,536 29,916,147
1961 417,406 29,119,238
1960 404,887 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Fiji increased by 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Fiji gained 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Fiji was ranked 158th most populous country in 2006 and is 159th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Fiji is projected to reach its peak in 2054 at 1M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Fiji
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Fiji Turkey
2100 -0.51% -1%
2099 -0.5% -0.98%
2098 -0.47% -0.98%
2097 -0.47% -0.97%
2096 -0.46% -0.96%
2095 -0.45% -0.96%
2094 -0.44% -0.97%
2093 -0.41% -0.95%
2092 -0.42% -0.95%
2091 -0.4% -0.94%
2090 -0.4% -0.93%
2089 -0.39% -0.91%
2088 -0.39% -0.89%
2087 -0.4% -0.88%
2086 -0.39% -0.87%
2085 -0.37% -0.84%
2084 -0.36% -0.83%
2083 -0.35% -0.83%
2082 -0.35% -0.8%
2081 -0.34% -0.79%
2080 -0.32% -0.77%
2079 -0.29% -0.76%
2078 -0.28% -0.74%
2077 -0.28% -0.73%
2076 -0.28% -0.71%
2075 -0.28% -0.71%
2074 -0.27% -0.67%
2073 -0.26% -0.66%
2072 -0.25% -0.64%
2071 -0.25% -0.62%
2070 -0.22% -0.6%
2069 -0.19% -0.57%
2068 -0.18% -0.55%
2067 -0.16% -0.54%
2066 -0.17% -0.53%
2065 -0.16% -0.51%
2064 -0.13% -0.48%
2063 -0.11% -0.46%
2062 -0.1% -0.43%
2061 -0.08% -0.41%
2060 -0.07% -0.39%
2059 -0.07% -0.35%
2058 -0.04% -0.33%
2057 -0.04% -0.3%
2056 -0.01% -0.26%
2055 -0% -0.23%
2054 0.03% -0.2%
2053 0.03% -0.18%
2052 0.05% -0.14%
2051 0.07% -0.12%
2050 0.08% -0.08%
2049 0.12% -0.04%
2048 0.13% -0.009%
2047 0.15% 0.03%
2046 0.16% 0.03%
2045 0.19% 0.06%
2044 0.19% 0.07%
2043 0.22% 0.1%
2042 0.27% 0.11%
2041 0.26% 0.13%
2040 0.27% 0.15%
2039 0.29% 0.17%
2038 0.31% 0.2%
2037 0.31% 0.21%
2036 0.31% 0.22%
2035 0.33% 0.23%
2034 0.33% 0.25%
2033 0.35% 0.26%
2032 0.35% 0.29%
2031 0.4% 0.31%
2030 0.41% 0.3%
2029 0.42% 0.32%
2028 0.44% 0.32%
2027 0.43% 0.3%
2026 0.46% 0.25%
2025 0.48% 0.23%
2024 0.5% 0.23%
2023 0.51% 0.41%
2022 0.3% 0.99%
2021 0.19% 0.91%
2020 0.007% 0.98%
2019 -0.25% 1.44%
2018 -0.17% 1.36%
2017 -0.04% 1.31%
2016 0.06% 1.35%
2015 0.11% 1.34%
2014 0.13% 1.36%
2013 0.16% 1.29%
2012 0.21% 1.28%
2011 0.28% 1.48%
2010 0.35% 1.53%
2009 0.43% 1.39%
2008 0.62% 1.27%
2007 0.84% 0.16%
2006 0.91% 1.03%
2005 0.92% 1.07%
2004 0.93% 1.12%
2003 0.96% 1.17%
2002 0.99% 1.21%
2001 1.03% 1.25%
2000 1.09% 1.29%
1999 1.16% 1.35%
1998 1.25% 1.4%
1997 1.04% 1.46%
1996 0.63% 1.52%
1995 0.5% 1.65%
1994 0.56% 1.75%
1993 0.64% 1.74%
1992 0.73% 1.72%
1991 0.82% 1.77%
1990 0.91% 1.89%
1989 1% 1.98%
1988 1.09% 2.02%
1987 1.52% 2.06%
1986 2.15% 2.15%
1985 2.41% 2.25%
1984 2.45% 2.33%
1983 2.44% 2.38%
1982 2.42% 2.16%
1981 2.41% 2.01%
1980 2.41% 2.02%
1979 2.41% 1.98%
1978 2.39% 2.04%
1977 2.1% 2.08%
1976 1.67% 2.06%
1975 1.48% 2.1%
1974 1.48% 2.24%
1973 1.58% 2.34%
1972 1.73% 2.43%
1971 1.87% 2.4%
1970 2% 2.38%
1969 2.12% 2.48%
1968 2.23% 2.56%
1967 2.55% 2.63%
1966 2.94% 2.57%
1965 3.11% 2.54%
1964 3.16% 2.66%
1963 3.19% 2.71%
1962 3.15% 2.74%
1961 3.09% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Fiji grew by 0.5%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Fiji Turkey
Current population
938628
86002379
Population rank 159/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.04%
One net population change
1.89 hours
2.73 minutes
One birth every
31.6 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
1.02 hours
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +13 +528
Annual growth/decline +4,639 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.5% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 133/197 154/197
One migration net change every
2.67 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -3,288 -258,205
Net migration rank 111/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 14,362 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 174/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 144/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Fiji
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Fiji Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,288 - -258,205
2024 - -3,278 - -275,952
2023 8,078 -3,289 426,630 -318,070
2022 8,223 -3,557 535,373 -301,544
2021 6,777 -6,008 521,713 20,283
2020 8,730 -6,008 608,708 37,934
2019 9,271 -11,873 751,472 -15,690
2018 9,779 -11,738 830,353 187,570
2017 10,413 -11,607 875,408 659,846
2016 10,807 -10,441 895,841 352,063
2015 11,213 -10,401 930,799 1,063,140
2014 11,680 -10,493 957,055 1,033,384
2013 11,972 -10,703 921,386 438,618
2012 11,716 -10,114 917,145 258,623
2011 12,657 -10,396 875,839 68,849
2010 13,227 -10,354 892,334 55,532
2009 13,540 -10,052 900,491 24,276
2008 14,000 -9,812 868,749 47,915
2007 14,349 -7,406 876,626 -186,402
2006 14,555 -6,562 897,351 -190,194
2005 14,503 -6,523 898,650 -174,177
2004 14,526 -6,484 896,025 -146,574
2003 14,527 -6,411 893,683 -121,383
2002 14,468 -6,106 922,927 -129,444
2001 14,720 -6,167 980,560 -166,759
2000 14,724 -5,909 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 15,229 -5,892 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 15,464 -5,654 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 15,750 -5,318 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 16,163 -9,902 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 16,273 -12,448 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 16,424 -12,300 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 16,751 -12,071 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 17,170 -11,802 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 17,617 -11,603 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 17,748 -11,081 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 18,007 -10,685 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 18,063 -10,138 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 17,987 -9,602 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 18,024 -3,943 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 18,469 -1,452 1,098,846 8,960
1984 18,499 -1,421 1,096,529 21,787
1983 18,237 -1,565 1,095,106 39,871
1982 17,681 -1,509 1,091,863 23,728
1981 17,282 -1,558 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 16,907 -1,632 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 16,450 -1,502 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 16,196 -1,609 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 15,532 -1,550 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 14,933 -4,370 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 14,272 -5,577 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 13,557 -5,414 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 13,383 -4,989 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 13,905 -4,848 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 14,313 -4,624 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 14,538 -4,371 991,950 -150,924
1969 14,669 -4,050 970,958 -110,578
1968 14,831 -3,857 950,778 -78,973
1967 14,861 -3,576 936,727 -65,993
1966 15,111 -1,623 925,790 -50,999
1965 15,166 -832 904,016 -113,911
1964 14,979 -812 884,152 -69,978
1963 14,774 -838 862,626 -44,317
1962 14,429 -889 837,473 -34,353
1961 13,653 -943 816,911 -26,187
1960 13,313 -981 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/fiji/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 14,362 residents or 1.5% of the population were not native-born in Fiji, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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