Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji
Fiji: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.28 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.6 live births per woman
in 1956
All-time low
2.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji stood at 2.28 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji peaked at 6.6 live births per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2.28 live births per woman, in 2023.
Fiji ranks 91st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.52 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.54 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.55 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.57 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.6 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.57 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.53 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 6.36 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 6.28 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 6.2 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 6.09 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 5.96 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 5.76 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 5.55 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 5.33 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 5.11 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 4.91 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 4.71 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.51 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 4.32 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 4.16 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 4.07 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 4.12 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.11 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.1 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.08 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.04 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.99 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.94 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 3.8 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.66 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 3.54 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.48 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.43 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.4 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.39 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.37 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.33 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.29 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.26 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.25 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.19 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.12 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.05 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.99 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.97 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.97 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.96 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.94 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.92 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.87 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.76 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.61 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.59 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.57 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.52 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.46 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.42 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.36 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.33 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.28 live births per woman | -1.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 2.28 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 2.28 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.47 live births per woman | 6.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.76 live births per woman | 4.91 live births per woman | 6.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.23 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 4.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.4 live births per woman | 4.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.25 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 3.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 88 Northern Mariana Islands 2.35 live births per woman compare
- 89 Guatemala 2.31 live births per woman compare
- 90 American Samoa 2.29 live births per woman compare
- 92 Saudi Arabia 2.28 live births per woman compare
- 93 Suriname 2.25 live births per woman compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2.24 live births per woman compare
More poverty & inequality data for Fiji
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,109 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.67 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Fiji was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 live births per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Fiji ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.