| People | Fiji |
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Population:
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944,720 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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52 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 25.5 years
male: 25 years
female: 26 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.379% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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21.92 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.73 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 73.41 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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600 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian |
Ethnic groups:
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Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 census) |
Religions:
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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% (2007 census) |
Languages:
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English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.5% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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void |
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