Life Expectancy at Birth in Fiji
Fiji: Life Expectancy at Birth was 67.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.46
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
172nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
67.46
in 2024
All-time low
58.6
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Fiji, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Fiji stood at 67.46. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Fiji peaked at 67.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.6, in 1960.
That places Fiji 172nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.6 | — |
| 1961 | 59.1 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 59.65 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 60.16 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 60.71 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 61.41 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 61.56 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 61.44 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 61.72 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 61.4 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 61.65 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.74 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 61.63 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 60.65 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 61.19 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 61.69 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 62.1 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 62.69 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 63.06 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 62.3 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 62.41 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 62.26 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 62.2 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 62.92 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 63.24 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 64 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 63.96 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 64.28 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 64.95 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 65.39 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 65.06 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 65.46 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 65.41 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.51 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 65.8 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.01 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 66.2 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 66.29 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 66.54 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 66.73 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 66.19 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.49 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 65.65 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.84 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.98 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.13 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.16 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.32 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.78 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.88 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.81 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.55 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 66.58 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.48 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.66 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.06 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 66.97 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.01 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.92 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 67.15 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 67.32 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 67.46 | +0.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 67.46 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 67.46 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.58 | 58.6 | 61.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.87 | 60.65 | 63.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.56 | 62.2 | 65.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.9 | 65.06 | 66.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.03 | 65.49 | 66.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.68 | 65.81 | 67.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.75 | 64.9 | 67.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More gender data for Fiji
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 241.74 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8779 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 711.37 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 711.37 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8456 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,808 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,791 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Fiji?
- Life expectancy at birth in Fiji was 67.46 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 67.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6 in 1960.
- How does Fiji rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Fiji ranks 172nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.