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Life expectancy, source comparison in Fiji

Fiji: Life expectancy, source comparison was 67.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.32 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
190th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.32 years
in 2023
All-time low
51.71 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Fiji, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 67.32 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Fiji peaked at 67.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.71 years, in 1950.

Fiji ranks 190th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy, source comparison in Fiji, year by year

Year years Change
1950 51.71 years —
1951 52.2 years +1.0%
1952 52.6 years +0.8%
1953 53.35 years +1.4%
1954 54.21 years +1.6%
1955 55.31 years +2.0%
1956 56.16 years +1.5%
1957 57.07 years +1.6%
1958 57.83 years +1.3%
1959 58.16 years +0.6%
1960 58.6 years +0.8%
1961 59.1 years +0.9%
1962 59.65 years +0.9%
1963 60.16 years +0.8%
1964 60.71 years +0.9%
1965 61.41 years +1.2%
1966 61.56 years +0.2%
1967 61.44 years -0.2%
1968 61.72 years +0.5%
1969 61.4 years -0.5%
1970 61.65 years +0.4%
1971 61.74 years +0.1%
1972 61.63 years -0.2%
1973 60.65 years -1.6%
1974 61.19 years +0.9%
1975 61.69 years +0.8%
1976 62.1 years +0.7%
1977 62.69 years +1.0%
1978 63.06 years +0.6%
1979 62.3 years -1.2%
1980 62.41 years +0.2%
1981 62.26 years -0.2%
1982 62.2 years -0.1%
1983 62.92 years +1.2%
1984 63.24 years +0.5%
1985 64 years +1.2%
1986 63.96 years -0.1%
1987 64.28 years +0.5%
1988 64.95 years +1.0%
1989 65.39 years +0.7%
1990 65.06 years -0.5%
1991 65.46 years +0.6%
1992 65.41 years -0.1%
1993 65.51 years +0.2%
1994 65.8 years +0.4%
1995 66.01 years +0.3%
1996 66.2 years +0.3%
1997 66.29 years +0.1%
1998 66.54 years +0.4%
1999 66.73 years +0.3%
2000 66.19 years -0.8%
2001 66.2 years +0.0%
2002 65.49 years -1.1%
2003 65.65 years +0.2%
2004 65.84 years +0.3%
2005 65.98 years +0.2%
2006 66.13 years +0.2%
2007 66.16 years +0.1%
2008 66.32 years +0.2%
2009 66.35 years +0.0%
2010 66.78 years +0.6%
2011 66.88 years +0.2%
2012 65.81 years -1.6%
2013 66.55 years +1.1%
2014 66.58 years +0.1%
2015 66.48 years -0.2%
2016 66.66 years +0.3%
2017 67.06 years +0.6%
2018 66.97 years -0.1%
2019 67.01 years +0.1%
2020 66.92 years -0.1%
2021 64.9 years -3.0%
2022 67.15 years +3.5%
2023 67.32 years +0.3%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 67.32 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 67.32 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 54.86 years 51.71 years 58.16 years 10
1960s 60.58 years 58.6 years 61.72 years 10
1970s 61.87 years 60.65 years 63.06 years 10
1980s 63.56 years 62.2 years 65.39 years 10
1990s 65.9 years 65.06 years 66.73 years 10
2000s 66.03 years 65.49 years 66.35 years 10
2010s 66.68 years 65.81 years 67.06 years 10
2020s 66.57 years 64.9 years 67.32 years 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 187 Pakistan 67.65 years compare
  2. 188 Namibia 67.39 years compare
  3. 189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
  4. 191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
  5. 192 Micronesia (country) 67.2 years compare
  6. 193 Tuvalu 67.11 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Fiji?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Fiji was 67.32 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 67.32 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 51.71 years in 1950.
How does Fiji rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Fiji ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.