Population:
944,720 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.3% (male 146,327/female 140,327)
15-64 years: 64.9% (male 307,077/female 305,886)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 20,300/female 24,803) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 25.5 years
male: 25 years
female: 26 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.379% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
21.92 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:
-2.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.73 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 73.41 years (2009 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

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)

Religions:
Christian 64.5% (Methodist 34.6%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, Anglican 0.8%, other 10.4%), Hindu 27.9%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other or unspecified 0.3%, none 0.7% (2007 census)

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

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005)