Age dependency ratio, old in Fiji
Fiji: Age dependency ratio, old was 10.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Fiji, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 10.0% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Fiji peaked at 10.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1975.
That places Fiji 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 128 Bangladesh 10.2% compare
- 129 Nepal 10.1% compare
- 130 Brunei 10.0% compare
- 132 Cambodia 9.9% compare
- 133 Micronesia (country) 9.9% compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 9.7% compare
More health data for Fiji
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 35,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 8,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 8,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 250,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Fiji?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Fiji was 10.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1975.
- How does Fiji rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Fiji ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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.