Urban population in Fiji

Urban population in Fiji: 9.4% in 1950 and 59.5% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 59.5%
Since 1950: +50.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 134 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 70.4%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 70.4% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Fiji
2025	59.5
2024	59.1
2023	58.6
2022	58.1
2021	57.7
2020	57.2
2019	56.7
2018	56.2
2017	55.7
2016	55.2
2015	54.6
2014	54.1
2013	53.6
2012	53
2011	52.5
2010	52
2009	51.6
2008	51.1
2007	50.7
2006	50.2
2005	49.8
2004	49.5
2003	49.1
2002	48.8
2001	48.4
2000	48.1
1999	47.7
1998	47.3
1997	46.8
1996	46.3
1995	45.7
1994	44.9
1993	44
1992	43
1991	42.1
1990	41.2
1989	40.3
1988	39.6
1987	39
1986	38.7
1985	38.5
1984	38.3
1983	38.1
1982	38
1981	37.9
1980	37.8
1979	37.6
1978	37.5
1977	37.3
1976	37.1
1975	36.9
1974	36.6
1973	36.3
1972	36
1971	35.7
1970	35.3
1969	34.9
1968	34.4
1967	33.9
1966	33.3
1965	32.5
1964	31.5
1963	30.3
1962	28.9
1961	27.4
1960	25.7
1959	23.8
1958	21.9
1957	19.9
1956	17.9
1955	16.5
1954	15.1
1953	13.6
1952	12.2
1951	10.8
1950	9.4

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Fiji
2026	60
2027	60.5
2028	60.9
2029	61.4
2030	61.9
2031	62.3
2032	62.8
2033	63.2
2034	63.7
2035	64.1
2036	64.5
2037	65
2038	65.4
2039	65.8
2040	66.3
2041	66.7
2042	67.1
2043	67.5
2044	68
2045	68.4
2046	68.8
2047	69.2
2048	69.6
2049	70
2050	70.4

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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