Homicides in Fiji
Fiji: Homicides was 19.03 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Fiji, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Fiji stood at 19.03 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Fiji peaked at 23.48 deaths in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.03 deaths, in 2021.
Fiji ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.58 deaths | 21.07 deaths | 23.48 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2 deaths | 19.45 deaths | 21.46 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.12 deaths | 19.03 deaths | 19.21 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More social development data for Fiji
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- 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)
- Key features of democracy 0.507 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.724 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.721 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.507 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.265 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.398 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Fiji?
- Homicides in Fiji was 19.03 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 23.48 deaths in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.03 deaths in 2021.
- How does Fiji rank for homicides?
- Fiji ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.