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Fiji

Population

Population: 0.78m
0-14 years: 35% 14-65 years: 62.% 65 + years: 3%
Rural population (%): 60 Urban population (%): 40
Growth rate: 1.3% Population density: 42

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 46

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: 2.2%
GDP

(in billion $)

4.7 (1995) GDP per capita: $6,100

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

23.4 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

6.4
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 17.4 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

65.7

(63.4/68.1)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

2.8 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP:  
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

8.4 (10.7) Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

5.4
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

1,076 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

99 (100)
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

31 School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

34 (23) Unemployment rate: 5.4%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 46
  -Industry: 15
  -Services: 39

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 16
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 53

(out of 146)

 

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