What is the ethnicity of the people of Fiji?

The People. Fiji is perhaps the most cosmopolitan of all South Pacific nations. Its population, just over 785,000, is an amalgam of Indians (46.2%),Fijians(49.9%), 'part-Europeans' or half-castes (1.7%), Europeans (0.7%), Rotumans (1.2%), Chinese (0.7%) and other Pacific Islanders (1%). read more

The People. Fiji is perhaps the most cosmopolitan of all South Pacific nations. Its population, just over 785,000, is an amalgam of Indians (46.2%),Fijians(49.9%), ‘part-Europeans’ or half-castes (1.7%), Europeans (0.7%), Rotumans (1.2%), Chinese (0.7%) and other Pacific Islanders (1%). read more

Ethnicity, Language, & Religion of Fiji. Ethnicity. About 60% of Fiji's population is ethnically Fijian, people who are primarily Melanesian, but have significant traces of Polynesian in them (and are perhaps more similar to Polynesia from a cultural perspective). read more

Fijians (Fijian: iTaukei) are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji, who speak Fijian and share a common history and culture. Fijians, or iTaukei, are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands, and live in an area informally called Melanesia. read more