People

 

Nationality

noun: Fijian(s)

adjective: Fijian
Population (July 2010 est.-CIA) 875,983
Annual population growth rate (2010 est.) 0.827%
Age Structure (2010 est.)

0-14 years: 30.3% (male 146,327/female 140,327)

15-64 years: 64.9% (male 307,077/female 305,886)

65 years and over: 4.8% (male 20,300/female 24,803)
Urbanization

urban population: 53% of total population (2009)

rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Ethnic groups (2007 census) Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese)
Languages English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
Religion (2007 census) Christian 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7%
Life expectancy (2010 est.-CIA)

total population: 71.03 years

male: 68.46 years

female: 73.73 years
Infant mortality rate (2010 est.-CIA)

total: 11.28 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 12.42 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Fiji

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