Urban Population: Fiji
Fiji's urban population is currently 59.1% as of 2024. # Fiji Urban Population Fiji's urban population reached 59.
Current (2024)
59.1%
+0.8% y/y
Peak (2024)
59.1%
Low (1960)
25.6%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Fiji
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Fiji
Analysis# Fiji Urban Population
Fiji's urban population reached 59.077% in 2024, marking an all-time high and representing a dramatic transformation since 1960, when only 25.648% of the population lived in urban areas. Over this 64-year span, the urban share increased by 130.3%, fundamentally reshaping the nation's demographic structure. The 2024 figure confirms that Fiji is now solidly an urban-majority country.
The acceleration of urbanization became particularly pronounced from 2015 onward, with annual growth rates holding steady at roughly 0.5 percentage points per year. Between 2015 and 2024, the urban population climbed from 54.623% to 59.077%—a gain of 4.454 percentage points in just nine years. This consistent upward trajectory suggests continued rural-to-urban migration, likely driven by economic opportunities and service availability in urban centers.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59.1% | +0.80% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +0.81% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | +0.82% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +0.83% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.84% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +0.85% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +0.88% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.03% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +1.01% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +1.00% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.99% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +0.96% |
| 2011 | 52.5% | +0.95% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.93% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | +0.91% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +0.89% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +0.84% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +0.78% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +0.74% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.71% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.71% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.72% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.88% |
| 1998 | 47.3% | +0.98% |
| 1997 | 46.8% | +1.10% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +1.40% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +1.76% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +2.03% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | +2.20% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +2.28% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +2.25% |
| 1990 | 41.1% | +2.10% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | +1.83% |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +1.42% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | +0.89% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | +0.59% |
| 1985 | 38.5% | +0.48% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | +0.40% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +0.34% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | +0.31% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | +0.31% |
| 1980 | 37.8% | +0.33% |
| 1979 | 37.6% | +0.38% |
| 1978 | 37.5% | +0.46% |
| 1977 | 37.3% | +0.56% |
| 1976 | 37.1% | +0.64% |
| 1975 | 36.9% | +0.70% |
| 1974 | 36.6% | +0.77% |
| 1973 | 36.3% | +0.86% |
| 1972 | 36.0% | +0.97% |
| 1971 | 35.7% | +1.09% |
| 1970 | 35.3% | +1.23% |
| 1969 | 34.9% | +1.38% |
| 1968 | 34.4% | +1.56% |
| 1967 | 33.9% | +1.79% |
| 1966 | 33.3% | +2.35% |
| 1965 | 32.5% | +3.18% |
| 1964 | 31.5% | +3.98% |
| 1963 | 30.3% | +4.82% |
| 1962 | 28.9% | +5.70% |
| 1961 | 27.4% | +6.64% |
| 1960 | 25.6% | — |
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