Fiji People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
943,737 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian
Ethnic groups
iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indo-Fijian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 est.)
note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTaukei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji
Languages
English (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official)
Religions
Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 26.86% (male 128,499/female 122,873)
15-24 years: 15.51% (male 73,993/female 71,139)
25-54 years: 41.05% (male 196,932/female 187,270)
55-64 years: 9.25% (male 43,813/female 42,763)
65 years and over: 7.34% (male 31,556/female 37,136) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 53
youth dependency ratio: 44.2
elderly dependency ratio: 8.7
potential support ratio: 11.4 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 29.9 years
male: 29.7 years
female: 30.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.44% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
16.56 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
6.37 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-5.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas
Urbanization
urban population: 58.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.37% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
34 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.27 years
male: 71.6 years
female: 77.07 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.26 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
35.5% (2021)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 98.2% of population
rural: 89.1% of population
total: 94.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.8% of population
rural: 10.9% of population
total: 5.7% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
3.8% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
0.86 physicians/1,000 population (2015)
Hospital bed density
2 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.2% (2021 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: high (2020)
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: malaria
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
30.2% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 2.71 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 1.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 23.1% (2020 est.)
male: 35.6% (2020 est.)
female: 10.5% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
5.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.1%
female: 99.1% (2018)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 15.4%
male: 11.9%
female: 22.4% (2016 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Fiji on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Fiji 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Fiji 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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