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   Fiji People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

30.9% (male 144,665/female 138,816) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

64.7% (male 297,709/female 296,897) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

4.4% (male 18,397/female 22,191) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

24.9 years 

Median Age - male:

24.4 years  

Median Age - female:

25.4 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

1.394% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

22.37 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

-2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.042 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.003 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.829 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.006 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

70.12 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

67.6 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

72.76 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Fijian(s) 

Ethnic Groups:

Fijian 54.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.4%, other 7.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2005 estimate) 

Religions:

Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census) 

Languages:

English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani