Fiji's People | 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 est.)

Median age: Total: 24.28 years male: 23.84 years female: 24.74 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.4% (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 under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 12.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 69.53 years male: 67.05 years female: 72.14 years (2005 est.)

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 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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