Homicide rate in Fiji
Fiji: Homicide rate was 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Fiji, 1990–2023
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 in Fiji is 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Fiji peaked at 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1997.
Fiji ranks 101st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 98 Armenia 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 99 Nepal 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 100 Syria 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 102 Georgia 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 104 Canada 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population 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)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.721 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.774 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.398 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.265 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.774 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Fiji?
- Homicide rate in Fiji was 2.06 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 recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population in 1997.
- How does Fiji rank for homicide rate?
- Fiji ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.