Fiji: People & Society#
Population | 915,303 (July 2016 est.) |
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Nationality | noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian |
Ethnic groups | iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTuakei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji (2007 est.) |
Languages | English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani |
Religions | Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.88% (male 130,414/female 124,774) 15-24 years: 16.42% (male 76,709/female 73,565) 25-54 years: 41.11% (male 192,605/female 183,681) 55-64 years: 8.29% (male 38,427/female 37,412) 65 years and over: 6.31% (male 26,534/female 31,182) (2016 est.) |
Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 52.8% youth dependency ratio: 43.9% elderly dependency ratio: 8.9% potential support ratio: 11.2% (2015 est.) |
Median age | total: 28.6 years male: 28.4 years female: 28.8 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.63% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 19 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | -6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Urbanization | urban population: 53.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | SUVA (capital) 176,000 (2014) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate | 30 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.7 years male: 70 years female: 75.5 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 2.44 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Health expenditures | 4.5% of GDP (2014) |
Physicians density | 0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density | 2 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.5% of population rural: 91.2% of population total: 95.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 8.8% of population total: 4.3% of population (2015 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 93.4% of population rural: 88.4% of population total: 91.1% of population unimproved: urban: 6.6% of population rural: 11.6% of population total: 8.9% of population (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.13% (2014 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 700 (2014 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 100 (2014 est.) |
Major infectious diseases | note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 35.9% (2014) |
Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2013) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 18.7% male: 14.8% female: 25.4% (2007 est.) |