| Population: |
844,330 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.41% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
23.33 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.75 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
14.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
68.25 years
male:
65.83 years
female:
70.78 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.86 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.07% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Fijian(s)
adjective:
Fijian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998 est.)
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| 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)
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| Languages: |
English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.6%
male:
93.8%
female:
89.3% (1995 est.)
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