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Median age in Fiji

Fiji: Median age was 27.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.67 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
148th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.67 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.52 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Fiji, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 27.67 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Fiji peaked at 27.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.52 years, in 1963.

Fiji ranks 148th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Median age in Fiji, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.77 years —
1951 16.59 years -1.1%
1952 16.41 years -1.0%
1953 16.26 years -0.9%
1954 16.12 years -0.8%
1955 16 years -0.7%
1956 15.9 years -0.6%
1957 15.81 years -0.6%
1958 15.74 years -0.4%
1959 15.68 years -0.4%
1960 15.61 years -0.4%
1961 15.56 years -0.4%
1962 15.52 years -0.2%
1963 15.52 years -0.0%
1964 15.54 years +0.2%
1965 15.59 years +0.3%
1966 15.66 years +0.5%
1967 15.74 years +0.5%
1968 15.83 years +0.5%
1969 15.94 years +0.7%
1970 16.09 years +0.9%
1971 16.26 years +1.1%
1972 16.46 years +1.3%
1973 16.69 years +1.4%
1974 16.94 years +1.5%
1975 17.2 years +1.5%
1976 17.45 years +1.4%
1977 17.67 years +1.3%
1978 17.88 years +1.2%
1979 18.08 years +1.1%
1980 18.27 years +1.0%
1981 18.45 years +1.0%
1982 18.63 years +1.0%
1983 18.81 years +1.0%
1984 18.98 years +0.9%
1985 19.14 years +0.9%
1986 19.31 years +0.9%
1987 19.47 years +0.8%
1988 19.61 years +0.7%
1989 19.75 years +0.7%
1990 19.88 years +0.6%
1991 20 years +0.6%
1992 20.11 years +0.6%
1993 20.21 years +0.5%
1994 20.31 years +0.5%
1995 20.4 years +0.5%
1996 20.51 years +0.5%
1997 20.68 years +0.8%
1998 20.91 years +1.1%
1999 21.17 years +1.2%
2000 21.44 years +1.3%
2001 21.72 years +1.3%
2002 22 years +1.3%
2003 22.28 years +1.3%
2004 22.57 years +1.3%
2005 22.86 years +1.3%
2006 23.16 years +1.3%
2007 23.46 years +1.3%
2008 23.76 years +1.2%
2009 24.04 years +1.2%
2010 24.32 years +1.2%
2011 24.59 years +1.1%
2012 24.85 years +1.1%
2013 25.11 years +1.0%
2014 25.36 years +1.0%
2015 25.62 years +1.0%
2016 25.88 years +1.0%
2017 26.17 years +1.1%
2018 26.47 years +1.2%
2019 26.78 years +1.2%
2020 27.06 years +1.1%
2021 27.28 years +0.8%
2022 27.48 years +0.7%
2023 27.67 years +0.7%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 27.67 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 27.67 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.13 years 15.68 years 16.77 years 10
1960s 15.65 years 15.52 years 15.94 years 10
1970s 17.07 years 16.09 years 18.08 years 10
1980s 19.04 years 18.27 years 19.75 years 10
1990s 20.42 years 19.88 years 21.17 years 10
2000s 22.73 years 21.44 years 24.04 years 10
2010s 25.51 years 24.32 years 26.78 years 10
2020s 27.37 years 27.06 years 27.67 years 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 145 Suriname 28.1 years compare
  2. 146 India 28.06 years compare
  3. 147 Cape Verde 27.87 years compare
  4. 149 Dominican Republic 27.65 years compare
  5. 150 Libya 27.2 years compare
  6. 151 El Salvador 26.96 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Fiji?
Median age in Fiji was 27.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 27.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 15.52 years in 1963.
How does Fiji rank for median age?
Fiji ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.