Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji
Fiji: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji stood at 91.0%.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1982.
That places Fiji 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.0% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -95.0% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | +1150.0% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 57.0% | +159.1% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +29.2% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 91.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 91.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1150.0% | 2.0% | 25.0% |
| 1985 | +159.1% | 22.0% | 57.0% |
| 1982 | -95.0% | 40.0% | 2.0% |
| 1990 | +29.2% | 65.0% | 84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.7% | 2.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 75.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 81.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Fiji
- 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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9576 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Fiji was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1982.
- How does Fiji rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Fiji ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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