Male homicide victims in Fiji
Fiji: Male homicide victims was 7 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims in Fiji, 2005–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 7 homicides for male homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Fiji peaked at 21 homicides in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2 homicides, in 2021.
Fiji ranks 115th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Fiji, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 10 homicides | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 3 homicides | -70.0% |
| 2008 | 7 homicides | +133.3% |
| 2009 | 21 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 14 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 11 homicides | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 13 homicides | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 11 homicides | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 8 homicides | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 8 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 homicides | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 7 homicides | +250.0% |
| 2023 | 7 homicides | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 7 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 145.5 homicides, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 7 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.5 homicides, 8% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male homicide victims in Fiji changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +250.0% | 2 homicides | 7 homicides |
| 2009 | +200.0% | 7 homicides | 21 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 homicides | 3 homicides | 21 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.4 homicides | 8 homicides | 14 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 6 homicides | 2 homicides | 8 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 112 Antigua and Barbuda 9 homicides compare
- 112 Slovenia 9 homicides compare
- 114 Cyprus 8 homicides compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 5 homicides compare
- 116 Luxembourg 5 homicides compare
- 116 Oman 5 homicides compare
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 male homicide victims in Fiji?
- Male homicide victims in Fiji was 7 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male homicide victims recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 21 homicides in 2009.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 homicides in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for male homicide victims?
- Fiji ranks 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.