Rural population in Fiji
Fiji: Rural population was 40.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Fiji, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 40.5% for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Fiji peaked at 74.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2025.
That places Fiji 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 68.7% | 65.1% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.4% | 62.4% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.4% | 59.7% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 52.3% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 43.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.5% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 377,513 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 870.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,237 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 4,109 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 9,194 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 103.14 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Fiji?
- Rural population in Fiji was 40.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2025.
- How does Fiji rank for rural population?
- Fiji ranks 89th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.