However, Fiji is expected to come close to meeting this goal by 2030, achieving it by 2033 instead. Fiji’s poverty rates have declined in the last decade, on account of a concerted effort by the government on poverty alleviation schemes (PIFS, 2015a). If this trend continues, Fiji is likely to achieve this goal by 2050. Although the proportion of the population living below the national poverty line is declining for PNG and Vanuatu, the decline is outpaced by the projected population growth rates,6 resulting in more people in poverty/hardship towards 2030 and 2050.