Fiji People:
Population:
893,354 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.4% (male:143,066; female:137,346)
15-64 years: 64.5% (male:288,434; female:287,720)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male:16,797; female:19,991) (2005)
Median age:
total: 24.28 years
male: 23.84 years
female: 24.74 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.4% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
22.73 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.65 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.04 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.62 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 13.97 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 11.2 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 69.53 years (2005 est.)
male: 67.05 years
female: 72.14 years
Total fertility rate:
2.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate::
0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
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)
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: 93.7% (2003)
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003)
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