Age dependency ratio, young in Fiji
Fiji: Age dependency ratio, young was 40.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Fiji, 1960–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 84 Bangladesh 42.1% compare
- 85 American Samoa 40.5% compare
- 86 Philippines 40.4% compare
- 88 Lebanon 40.0% compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 39.9% compare
- 90 Libya 39.5% 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, 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
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.