Fiji

Fiji People

Population
880,874 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 31.7% (male 142,412; female 136,754)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 283,690; female 283,027)
65 years and over: 4% (male 16,047; female 18,944) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 24 years
male: 23.6 years
female: 24.4 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
1.41% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
22.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
5.68 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
-3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 12.99 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 69.2 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 71.79 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.78 children born/woman (2004 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 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: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)



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