Homicides in Fiji
Fiji: Homicides was 19 homicides in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
19 homicides
Change on year
down 47.2%
World rank
136th
of 179 countries
All-time high
36 homicides
in 2022
All-time low
13 homicides
in 1996
Years of data
24
1990–2023
Homicides 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.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 19 homicides for homicides in 2023.
The figure is down 47.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Fiji peaked at 36 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13 homicides, in 1996.
Fiji ranks 136th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Homicides in Fiji, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 17 homicides | -46.9% |
| 1992 | 26 homicides | +52.9% |
| 1993 | 15 homicides | -42.3% |
| 1994 | 35 homicides | +133.3% |
| 1995 | 24 homicides | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 13 homicides | -45.8% |
| 1997 | 13 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25 homicides | +92.3% |
| 2004 | 23 homicides | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 23 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 homicides | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 21 homicides | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 17 homicides | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 29 homicides | +70.6% |
| 2010 | 20 homicides | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 20 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 homicides | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 20 homicides | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 27 homicides | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 16 homicides | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 36 homicides | +125.0% |
| 2023 | 19 homicides | -47.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 19 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 19 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 homicides, 25% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.88 homicides | 13 homicides | 35 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.86 homicides | 17 homicides | 29 homicides | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8 homicides | 19 homicides | 20 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.5 homicides | 16 homicides | 36 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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 homicides in Fiji?
- Homicides in Fiji was 19 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 homicides recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 36 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 homicides in 1996.
- How does Fiji rank for homicides?
- Fiji ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.