Life expectancy at birth, total in Fiji
Fiji: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Fiji, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 67.46 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Fiji peaked at 67.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.6 years, in 1960.
That places Fiji 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 66.75 years | 64.9 years | 67.46 years | 5 |
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More health data for Fiji
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,339 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 77 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,177 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,409 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Fiji?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Fiji was 67.46 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 67.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6 years in 1960.
- How does Fiji rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Fiji ranks 171st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.