Age structure: 0-14 years: 35% (male 140,685; female 135,044) 15-64 years: 62% (male 246,128; female 246,001) 65 years and over : 3% (male 11,620; female 12,963) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.28% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 23.12 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 6.3 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -4.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66 years male: 63.66 years female : 68.46 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.78 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian