What is life expectancy in Fiji?

Life expectancy in Fiji was 67.32 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Fiji?

The highest recorded value was 67.32 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Fiji?

The lowest recorded value was 51.71 years in 1950.

How does Fiji rank for life expectancy?

Fiji ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Fiji?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Fiji data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Fiji

Name: Life expectancy in Fiji
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Fiji: Life expectancy was 67.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

67.32 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

190th

of 236 countries

All-time high

67.32 years

in 2023

All-time low

51.71 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Fiji, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Fiji is 67.32 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Fiji peaked at 67.32 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.71 years, in 1950.

That places Fiji 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	54.86 years	51.71 years	58.16 years	10
1960s	60.58 years	58.6 years	61.72 years	10
1970s	61.87 years	60.65 years	63.07 years	10
1980s	63.56 years	62.2 years	65.39 years	10
1990s	65.9 years	65.06 years	66.73 years	10
2000s	66.03 years	65.49 years	66.35 years	10
2010s	66.68 years	65.81 years	67.06 years	10
2020s	66.57 years	64.9 years	67.32 years	4

Countries ranked near Fiji

187 Pakistan 67.65 years compare
188 Namibia 67.38 years compare
189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
192 Micronesia (country) 67.2 years compare
193 Tuvalu 67.1 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Fiji

Population ages 65 and above, total 61,913 (2025)
Population, female 470,027 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 8,428 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,085 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,295 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,143 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 6.6% (2025)

All data for Fiji →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Fiji?: Life expectancy in Fiji was 67.32 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Fiji?: The highest recorded value was 67.32 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Fiji?: The lowest recorded value was 51.71 years in 1950.
How does Fiji rank for life expectancy?: Fiji ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Fiji?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.