Nationality: noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian

Ethnic groups:
Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 census)

Languages:
English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani

Religions:
Protestant 55.4% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% (2007 census)

Population:
896,758 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 28.4% (male 129,938/female 124,374)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 17.4% (male 79,597/female 76,080)
25-54 years: 41.1% (male 188,488/female 179,760)
55-64 years: 7.6% (male 34,251/female 33,753)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male 23,212/female 27,305) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 52.2 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 43.9 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.3 %
potential support ratio: 12.1 (2013)

Median age:
total: 27.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 27.4 years
female: 27.8 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.73% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
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Birth rate:
20.28 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
5.96 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-6.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 200
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
SUVA (capital) 174,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
26 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.46 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 141
male: 11.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.87 years
country comparison to the world: 139
male: 69.26 years
female: 74.62 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.54 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
3.8% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
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