Squatting in Fiji is defined as being "a resident of a dwelling which is illegal according to planning by-laws regardless of whether the landowner has given consent". As of 2018 an estimated 20\% of the total population was squatting, including people living on land owned by indigenous clans with informal permission (Fijian language: vakavanua ). Most squatters are on the larger islands such as Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. In Fiji, 87\% of the land mass is owned by indigenous clans under the Native Land Register (Fijian language: Vola ni Kawa Bula). The state owns 6\% and the remaining 7\% can be bought and sold. Originally, most squatting occurred on state land and now tribal lands are also squatted. Squatters on tribal lands tend to do so with informal permission (Fijian: vakavanua ), whereas squatters on the remaining 13\% are more akin to the global view of squatters. The looseness in the definition of who is squatting can make it harder to generate accurate statistics. Informal settlements are found on larger islands such as Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, where most of the population of Fiji lives. A 2003 report found the ethnicity of squatters was roughly half indigenous Fijian and half Indo-Fijian. When agricultural licenses were not renewed from the 1990s onwards, this displaced former farmers who the government attempted to rehouse . Another crisis was caused by the decline of the garment industry in the 2000s. Many people then started squatting in Lautoka and Suva, often living in areas where there are environmental dangers.
Squatting in Fiji is defined as being "a resident of a dwelling which is illegal according to planning by-laws regardless of whether the landowner has given consent". As of 2018 an estimated 20\% of the total population was squatting, including people living on land owned by indigenous clans with informal permission (Fijian language: Vakavanua ). Most squatters are on the larger islands such as Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. In Fiji, 87\% of the land mass is owned by indigenous clans under the Native Land Register (Fijian language: Vola ni Kawa Bula). The state owns 6\% and the remaining 7\% can be bought and sold. Originally, most squatting occurred on state land and now tribal lands are also squatted. Squatters on tribal lands tend to do so with informal permission (Fijian: Vakavanua ), whereas squatters on the remaining 13\% are more akin to the global view of squatters. The looseness in the definition of who is squatting can make it harder to generate accurate statistics. Informal settlements are found on larger islands such as Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, where most of the population of Fiji lives. A 2003 report found the ethnicity of squatters was roughly half indigenous Fijian and half Indo-Fijian. When agricultural licenses were not renewed from the 1990s onwards, this displaced former farmers who the government attempted to rehouse and another crisis was caused by the decline of the garment industry in the 2000s. Many people then started squatting in Lautoka and Suva, often living in areas where there are environmental dangers.
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