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The People of Fiji

Fijian People

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Population: 944,720 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 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: total: 25.5 years male: 25 years female: 26 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.379% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 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: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 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: total population: 70.73 years male: 68.18 years female: 73.41 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian

Ethnic groups: 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: 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: English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 95.5% female: 91.9% (2003 est.)