Population 802,611 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 34% (male 139,713; female 134,220)
15-64 years: 63% (male 251,646; female 251,425)
65 years and over: 3% (male 12,051; female 13,556) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.28% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.92 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 6.25 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -3.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 16.65 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.29 years
male: 63.92 years
female: 68.78 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.74 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian

Ethnic groups Fijian 49%, Indian 46%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5%

Religions Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)

Languages English (official), Fijian, Hindustani

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.6%
male: 93.8%
female: 89.3% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.