Fiji

Population Statistics

909,389

Total Population

136,408

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

07 June 2017

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2018)

Updated: August 2018

Section 47 states: 

(b) protecting the rights of persons with disabilities to vote by secret ballot in elections and public referendums without intimidation, and to stand for elections, to effectively hold office and perform all public functions at all levels of Government, facilitating the use of assistive and new technologies where appropriate;