Fiji People 1997

Population 792,441 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 35% (male 140,685; female 135,044)
15-64 years: 62% (male 246,128; female 246,001)
65 years and over : 3% (male 11,620; female 12,963) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.28% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 23.12 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 6.3 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -4.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66 years
male: 63.66 years
female : 68.46 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.78 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian

Ethnic groups Fijian 49%, Indian 46%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseasChinese, and other 5%

Religions Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim8%, other 2%
note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslimminority (1986)

Languages English (official), Fijian, Hindustani

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population : 91.6%
male: 93.8%
female: 89.3% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.