POPULATION
Population (Mid-2012): 896,758
Arithmetic density: 44.09 people per square km
Physiological density: 446.57 people per square km of arable land
Net migration rate (# per 1000 people): -6.99
Birth rate (# per 1000 people): 20.28
Death rate (# per 1000 people): 5.96
Rate of natural increase: 1.4%
Population growth rate: 0.73%
Infant mortality rate: 10.46 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 2.54 children born/woman
Population age under 15 years old: 28.4%
Population age over 65 years old: 5.6%
Dependency rate: 34%
Total life expectancy at birth: 71.87 years
Life expectancy at birth (females): 74.62 years
Life expectancy at birth (males): 69.26 years
Primary school completion rate (females): 91%
Primary school completion rate (males): 92%
Secondary school completion rate (females): 86%
Secondary school completion rate (males): Not available
Arithmetic density: 44.09 people per square km
Physiological density: 446.57 people per square km of arable land
Net migration rate (# per 1000 people): -6.99
Birth rate (# per 1000 people): 20.28
Death rate (# per 1000 people): 5.96
Rate of natural increase: 1.4%
Population growth rate: 0.73%
Infant mortality rate: 10.46 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 2.54 children born/woman
Population age under 15 years old: 28.4%
Population age over 65 years old: 5.6%
Dependency rate: 34%
Total life expectancy at birth: 71.87 years
Life expectancy at birth (females): 74.62 years
Life expectancy at birth (males): 69.26 years
Primary school completion rate (females): 91%
Primary school completion rate (males): 92%
Secondary school completion rate (females): 86%
Secondary school completion rate (males): Not available
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL
Fiji is a Stage Three country because the birth rates are declining. (See population pyramids below.) Women are beginning to commit in the education field. They are realizing that massive amounts of children are no longer necessary, because Fiji is not entirely based on farming. This can lead to urbanization and an increase in the education of children. As the population growth begins to level off, it remains rather small and birth rats lower. With death rates lower than the birth rates, this indicates that the population is still growing, but at a lower pace. Fiji has yet to compete economically with the big dogs of Stage Four countries.