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Fiji Demographics Profile

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Population939,535 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Fijian(s)

adjective: Fijian
Ethnic groupsiTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indo-Fijian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 est.)

note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTaukei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji
LanguagesEnglish (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official)
ReligionsProtestant 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 structure0-14 years: 26.86% (male 128,499/female 122,873)

15-24 years: 15.51% (male 73,993/female 71,139)

25-54 years: 41.05% (male 196,932/female 187,270)

55-64 years: 9.25% (male 43,813/female 42,763)

65 years and over: 7.34% (male 31,556/female 37,136) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 53.4

youth dependency ratio: 44.5

elderly dependency ratio: 8.9

potential support ratio: 11.2 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 29.9 years

male: 29.7 years

female: 30.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.46% (2021 est.)
Birth rate16.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-6.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionapproximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas
Urbanizationurban population: 57.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat 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: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality rate34 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 10.27 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 11.84 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 8.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 74 years

male: 71.32 years

female: 76.82 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.28 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 97.8% of population

rural: 88.7% of population

total: 93.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population

rural: 11.3% of population

total: 6.2% of population (2017 est.)
Health expenditures3.4% (2018)
Physicians density0.86 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density2 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 94% of population

rural: 89% of population

total: 98% of population

unimproved: urban: 6% of population

rural: 11% of population

total: 2% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS1,300 (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria
Obesity - adult prevalence rate30.2% (2016)
Education expenditures3.9% of GDP (2013)
Literacytotal population: 99.1%

male: 99.1%

female: 99.1% (2018)

Source: CIA World Factbook
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