Short facts about people of Fiji

Population:

844,330 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  32.92% (male 141,724; female 136,216) 15-64 years:  63.52% (male 268,411; female 267,871) 65 years and over:  3.56% (male 14,007; female 16,101) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.41% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

23.33 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.75 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.87 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

14.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.25 years male:  65.83 years female:  70.78 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.86 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.07% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Fijian(s) adjective:  Fijian

Ethnic groups:

Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998 est.)

Religions:

Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2% note:  Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)

Languages:

English (official), Fijian, Hindustani

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  91.6% male:  93.8% female:  89.3% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook