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 215 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 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 215 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.