| Population |
880,874 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 31.7% (male 142,412; female 136,754)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 283,690; female 283,027)
65 years and over: 4% (male 16,047; female 18,944) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 24 years
male: 23.6 years
female: 24.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.41% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
22.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
5.68 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-3.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 12.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 14.36 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 69.2 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 71.79 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.78 children born/woman (2004 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 |
conventional long form: republic of the fiji islands
conventional short form: fiji |