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Fiji People 1999
Population: 812,918 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.28% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 22.76 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: -3.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
Ethnic groups: Fijian 51%, 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%
Languages: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Literacy:
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