Geography - note:
includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited
People Fiji
Population:
893,354 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.4% (male 143,066/female 137,346)
15-64 years: 64.5% (male 288,434/female 287,720)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 16,797/female 19,991) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.28 years
male: 23.84 years
female: 24.74 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.4% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
22.73 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.65 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)