Age dependency ratio in Fiji
Fiji: Age dependency ratio was 50.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Fiji, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Fiji stood at 50.3%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Fiji peaked at 99.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2025.
Fiji ranks 150th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 99.3% | — |
| 1961 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 96.7% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 95.1% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 94.1% | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 92.9% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 89.7% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 85.6% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 83.3% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 81.1% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 79.2% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 77.4% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 75.9% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 74.6% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 73.6% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 72.8% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.7% | 92.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.6% | 74.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.0% | 71.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 61.9% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 54.8% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 52.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.3% | 52.2% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4425 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,339 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Fiji?
- Age dependency ratio in Fiji was 50.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for age dependency ratio?
- Fiji ranks 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.