Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji

Fiji: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 7,928 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,928 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
10,906 people
in 1985
All-time low
5,684 people
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji, 1950–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji is 7,928 people, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji peaked at 10,906 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5,684 people, in 1951.

Fiji ranks 161st 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.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 5,691 people
1951 5,684 people -0.1%
1952 5,758 people +1.3%
1953 5,991 people +4.0%
1954 6,205 people +3.6%
1955 6,424 people +3.5%
1956 6,678 people +4.0%
1957 6,938 people +3.9%
1958 7,189 people +3.6%
1959 7,435 people +3.4%
1960 7,670 people +3.2%
1961 7,872 people +2.6%
1962 8,035 people +2.1%
1963 8,283 people +3.1%
1964 8,534 people +3.0%
1965 8,649 people +1.3%
1966 8,673 people +0.3%
1967 8,650 people -0.3%
1968 8,598 people -0.6%
1969 8,540 people -0.7%
1970 8,509 people -0.4%
1971 8,453 people -0.7%
1972 8,361 people -1.1%
1973 8,225 people -1.6%
1974 8,085 people -1.7%
1975 8,045 people -0.5%
1976 8,251 people +2.6%
1977 8,661 people +5.0%
1978 9,022 people +4.2%
1979 9,329 people +3.4%
1980 9,641 people +3.3%
1981 9,925 people +2.9%
1982 10,203 people +2.8%
1983 10,475 people +2.7%
1984 10,722 people +2.4%
1985 10,906 people +1.7%
1986 10,880 people -0.2%
1987 10,709 people -1.6%
1988 10,632 people -0.7%
1989 10,608 people -0.2%
1990 10,559 people -0.5%
1991 10,514 people -0.4%
1992 10,451 people -0.6%
1993 10,322 people -1.2%
1994 10,148 people -1.7%
1995 9,975 people -1.7%
1996 9,884 people -0.9%
1997 9,903 people +0.2%
1998 9,854 people -0.5%
1999 9,726 people -1.3%
2000 9,637 people -0.9%
2001 9,572 people -0.7%
2002 9,583 people +0.1%
2003 9,681 people +1.0%
2004 9,770 people +0.9%
2005 9,817 people +0.5%
2006 9,856 people +0.4%
2007 9,905 people +0.5%
2008 9,970 people +0.7%
2009 9,944 people -0.3%
2010 9,805 people -1.4%
2011 9,639 people -1.7%
2012 9,438 people -2.1%
2013 9,299 people -1.5%
2014 9,257 people -0.5%
2015 9,205 people -0.6%
2016 9,103 people -1.1%
2017 8,938 people -1.8%
2018 8,716 people -2.5%
2019 8,493 people -2.6%
2020 8,317 people -2.1%
2021 8,164 people -1.8%
2022 8,037 people -1.6%
2023 7,928 people -1.4%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 7,928 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663 people, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 7,928 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 54% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6,399 people 5,684 people 7,435 people 10
1960s 8,350 people 7,670 people 8,673 people 10
1970s 8,494 people 8,045 people 9,329 people 10
1980s 10,470 people 9,641 people 10,906 people 10
1990s 10,134 people 9,726 people 10,559 people 10
2000s 9,774 people 9,572 people 9,970 people 10
2010s 9,189 people 8,493 people 9,805 people 10
2020s 8,112 people 7,928 people 8,317 people 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 158 Latvia 8,175 people compare
  2. 159 Guyana 8,141 people compare
  3. 160 Trinidad and Tobago 8,079 people compare
  4. 162 Cyprus 7,253 people compare
  5. 163 Estonia 6,192 people compare
  6. 164 Mauritius 6,186 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Fiji was 7,928 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 10,906 people in 1985.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 5,684 people in 1951.
How does Fiji rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Fiji ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
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
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.