Age dependency ratio, young in Fiji

Fiji: Age dependency ratio, young was 40.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
40.3%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
87th
of 215 countries
All-time high
92.6%
in 1960
All-time low
40.3%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Age dependency ratio, young in Fiji, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 40.3% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Fiji peaked at 92.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2025.

Fiji ranks 87th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 91.0% 87.9% 92.6% 10
1970s 77.8% 69.8% 86.5% 10
1980s 67.1% 66.4% 68.7% 10
1990s 62.1% 56.5% 66.2% 10
2000s 51.1% 48.0% 55.1% 10
2010s 45.6% 43.7% 47.5% 10
2020s 41.7% 40.3% 43.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is age dependency ratio, young in Fiji?
Age dependency ratio, young in Fiji was 40.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2025.
How does Fiji rank for age dependency ratio, young?
Fiji ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.