Northern Division: population, jobs, poverty, health and schooling
Northern Division is a division of Fiji, number 3 of 4 by population. The 2017 census counted 131,914 people in the Northern Division (67,519 males and 64,395 females), 14.9% of Fiji's 884,887; 2nd smallest of 4 divisions by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Northern Division: 58.4% of people aged 15 and over in the Northern Division were in the labour force (in work or looking for it) at the 2017 census, 2nd highest of 4 divisions (Fiji: 57.1%). For men it was 81.0% and for women 34.6%.
- Health in Northern Division: 100.0% of women in the Northern Division with a recent birth saw skilled health personnel at least once during pregnancy in the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, the highest of 4 divisions (Fiji: 97.7%).
- Education in Northern Division: 95.3% of women aged 15-49 in the Northern Division were literate in the 2021 survey, 2nd highest of 4 divisions (Fiji: 95.5%).
- Poverty and living standards in Northern Division: 35.2% of people in the Northern Division lived below the basic needs poverty line in the 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey as published by the Bureau, about 47,819 people; 2nd highest of 4 divisions (Fiji: 29.9%).
What is the estimated population of the Northern Division?
The 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey estimated the population of the Northern Division at 135,965, 15.7% of Fiji's estimated 864,132; this is a weighted survey estimate, so it differs from the census count.
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow old is the population of the Northern Division?
The median age in the Northern Division was 27 at the 2017 census (Fiji: 28); 31.8% of people were under 15 and 6.0% were 65 or older (Fiji: 29.4% and 5.6%).
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics · saved copyWhat is the sex ratio in the Northern Division?
There were 105 males for every 100 females in the Northern Division in 2017 (Fiji: 103).
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many adults live in the Northern Division?
89,944 people in the Northern Division were aged 15 or over at the 2017 census, the working-age population counted in the labour force tables.
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow big are households in the Northern Division?
The 2019-20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey found an average of 4.6 people per household in the Northern Division (Fiji: 4.3).
Source: Fiji Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow divisions are governed in Fiji
Divisions (4). Commissioners and district officers, civil servants. Central government administration and development coordination.
Every tier of government in Fiji
Other divisions of Fiji
- Central Division 361,459
- Western Division 330,434
- Eastern Division 36,274
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Sources
- Fiji Bureau of Statistics (with UNICEF): Fiji Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2021, Survey Findings Report, Table TM.2.1: adolescent birth rate and total fertility rate, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd07375a3851…)
- Fiji Bureau of Statistics: 2017 Population and Housing Census, Release 1: Table 9, population aged 15 and above with a bank account by division, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dfbd8db60f8e…)
- Fiji Bureau of Statistics: Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2019-20 report, Table 18: annual household expenditure summary, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b1d56391e7a7…)
- Fiji Bureau of Statistics: 2017 Population and Housing Census, Administrative Report: Table 1.4, population by division, age group and sex, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cd06c2298f37…)
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