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Fiji

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  • Population...........................................................................947,760 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate ...........................................................0.42% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate..............................................16.25 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate............................................6.44 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate........................-5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • 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.)

* A 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTaukei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji

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April 1, 2003

Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration

Brij V. Lal of the Australian National University explains the link between Fiji's recent political turbulence and the increasing numbers of Fijian emigrants.

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