Migration trends in Fiji

Oceania

Fiji loses more people than it takes in: 181K emigrants against 12.5K immigrants. Net balance −168.5K — 18% of the country's population

928.8K

Population

12.5K

Immigrants

181K

Emigrants

−168.5K

Outflow

1 in 74 residents of Fiji was born abroad — and 1 in 6 people born in Fiji lives abroad

#135 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Fiji

Where people move to

83.4K46.1%

70.6K39.0%

24K13.3%

Where people come from

2K15.8%

1.9K15.2%

1.4K11.4%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

11.7K immigrants · 65K emigrants

2005

The diaspora passed 100K people

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 116K more emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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