Fiji: housing

What help is there to buy a first home in Fiji?

Fiji's First Home Ownership Initiative has helped close to 3,760 households with about $36 million since it began in 2014, according to the Ministry of Housing and Community Development. It runs two main programmes, the First Home Purchase Program and the First Land Purchase Program, aimed at low- and middle-income earners.

The ministry also upgrades informal settlements, offering 99-year leases on serviced lots, and launched a National Housing Policy for 2025 to 2030 in April 2025. Eligibility rules and application forms are on the ministry's site. FNPF members can also make partial withdrawals for housing under the fund's guidelines.

Official sources: Ministry of Housing and Community Development

How many new homes is Fiji building?

The Housing Authority is working towards more than 2,900 residential lots and around 1,800 complete houses for sale, according to Fiji's 2026-2027 Budget Address. The sites named include Nepani, Wanibuku, Davuilevu, Tavakubu, Tavua, Wairabetia, Tacirua, Waqadra, Waila and Veikoba.

These are planned numbers, not completions. The address says access to housing remains a challenge in the main urban centres, and that the Public Rental Board is also investing in low-cost housing. No official house price index was found on the Fiji Bureau of Statistics or Reserve Bank of Fiji sites, checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Ministry of Finance: 2026-2027 Budget Address (PDF)

What share of Fiji is urban?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Fiji was 59.5% in 2025. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 63.1%, and Fiji placed 17th highest of 30. Worldwide: 108th of 193.

How many people in Fiji live in slums?

In 2022, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Fiji was 9.4%, according to UN-Habitat. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2006. East Asia & Pacific median: 17.9%; Fiji is 15th highest of 27. Worldwide: 97th of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Fiji?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 95.9%. The peak was 99.3% in 2023 and the low 81.6% in 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 100.0%; Fiji is 22nd highest of 30. Worldwide: 128th of 193.

What is access to safe water in Fiji?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 42.1%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 12th highest of 20 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 45.9%. Worldwide: 104th of 134.

What share of people in Fiji have safe sanitation?

48.5%: that is the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Fiji for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. The peak was 49.3% in 2019 and the low 44.5% in 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 60.5%, and Fiji placed 13th highest of 21. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 82nd highest.

What share of homes in Fiji cook with clean fuels?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 61.0%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 82.0%, and Fiji placed 19th highest of 30. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 129th highest.