Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Fiji

Share of population aged 65 and over in Fiji in 2025 — 6.6%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2025 6.6% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 217
Period maximum 6.6%2025
Period minimum 2.6%1971

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Fiji, 1960–2025246819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3.4%1962: 3.1%1964: 2.9%1966: 2.7%1968: 2.6%1970: 2.6%1972: 2.6%1974: 2.6%1976: 2.7%1978: 2.7%1980: 2.8%1982: 2.8%1984: 2.9%1986: 2.9%1988: 2.9%1990: 3%1992: 3%1994: 3%1996: 3.1%1998: 3.2%2000: 3.4%2002: 3.6%2004: 3.8%2006: 4%2008: 4.3%2010: 4.5%2012: 4.8%2014: 5.1%2016: 5.3%2018: 5.6%2020: 6%2022: 6.2%2024: 6.5%2025: 6.6%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Fiji

Fiji 6.6%
World 10.4%
Melanesia computed 4%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Fiji, by year Fiji All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.6 +0.1 pp
2024 6.5 +0.1 pp
2023 6.3 +0.1 pp
2022 6.2 +0.1 pp
2021 6.1 +0.1 pp
2020 6 +0.2 pp
2019 5.8 +0.2 pp
2018 5.6 +0.2 pp
2017 5.5 +0.1 pp
2016 5.3 +0.1 pp
2015 5.2 +0.1 pp
2014 5.1 +0.1 pp
2013 4.9 +0.1 pp
2012 4.8 +0.1 pp
2011 4.7 +0.1 pp
2010 4.5 +0.1 pp
2009 4.4 +0.1 pp
2008 4.3 +0.1 pp
2007 4.1 +0.1 pp
2006 4 +0.1 pp
2005 3.9 +0.1 pp
2004 3.8 +0.1 pp
2003 3.7 +0.1 pp
2002 3.6 +0.1 pp
2001 3.5 +0.1 pp
2000 3.4 +0.1 pp
1999 3.3 +0.1 pp
1998 3.2 +0.1 pp
1997 3.1 +0.1 pp
1996 3.1 +0 pp
1995 3.1 +0 pp
1994 3 +0 pp
1993 3 +0 pp
1992 3 +0 pp
1991 3 +0 pp
1990 3 +0 pp
1989 3 +0 pp
1988 2.9 +0 pp
1987 2.9 +0 pp
1986 2.9 +0 pp
1985 2.9 +0 pp
1984 2.9 +0 pp
1983 2.9 +0 pp
1982 2.8 +0 pp
1981 2.8 +0 pp
1980 2.8 +0 pp
1979 2.8 +0 pp
1978 2.7 +0 pp
1977 2.7 +0 pp
1976 2.7 +0 pp
1975 2.6 +0 pp
1974 2.6 +0 pp
1973 2.6 +0 pp
1972 2.6 +0 pp
1971 2.6 −0 pp
1970 2.6 −0 pp
1969 2.6 −0 pp
1968 2.6 −0 pp
1967 2.7 −0.1 pp
1966 2.7 −0.1 pp
1965 2.8 −0.1 pp
1964 2.9 −0.1 pp
1963 3 −0.1 pp
1962 3.1 −0.1 pp
1961 3.2 −0.2 pp
1960 3.4

Melanesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.