Homicide rate by sex in Fiji
Fiji: Homicide rate by sex was 1.53 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.53
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
97th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4.58
in 2009
All-time low
0.4395
in 2021
Years of data
14
2005–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Fiji, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Fiji is 1.53, 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 in Fiji peaked at 4.58 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4395, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 | 0.6599 | 4.58 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 1.74 | 3.05 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 0.4395 | 1.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 94 Turkmenistan 1.64 compare
- 95 Tajikistan 1.61 compare
- 96 Romania 1.61 compare
- 98 Luxembourg 1.52 compare
- 99 Greece 1.37 compare
- 100 Montenegro 1.31 compare
More social development data for Fiji
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 343 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.774 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.398 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.507 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.721 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.724 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.265 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Fiji?
- Homicide rate by sex in Fiji was 1.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4395 in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Fiji ranks 97th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).