| Population | 939,535 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian |
| Ethnic groups | iTaukei 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 |
| Languages | English (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official) |
| 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: 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 ratios | total dependency ratio: 53.4 youth dependency ratio: 44.5 elderly dependency ratio: 8.9 potential support ratio: 11.2 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.9 years male: 29.7 years female: 30.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.46% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16.9 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.31 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -6.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas |
| Urbanization | urban population: 57.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018) |
| 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: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 34 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 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 birth | total population: 74 years male: 71.32 years female: 76.82 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.28 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: 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 expenditures | 3.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.86 physicians/1,000 population (2015) |
| Hospital bed density | 2 beds/1,000 population (2016) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: 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 rate | 0.2% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,300 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: malaria |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 30.2% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2013) |
| Literacy | total population: 99.1% male: 99.1% female: 99.1% (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
