Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Fiji
Fiji: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Fiji is 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Fiji peaked at 4.58 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4395 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Fiji ranks 97th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Fiji, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population | -70.3% |
| 2008 | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | +132.0% |
| 2009 | 4.58 homicides per 100,000 population | +199.2% |
| 2010 | 3.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4395 homicides per 100,000 population | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | +249.1% |
| 2023 | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 | +249.1% | 0.4395 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population |
| 2009 | +199.2% | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.58 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6599 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4395 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 94 Turkmenistan 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 95 Tajikistan 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 96 Romania 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 98 Luxembourg 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 99 Greece 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 100 Montenegro 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Fiji
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 343 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Fiji?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Fiji was 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population 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 homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4395 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Fiji ranks 97th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.