Fiji Population
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Indians Maintain Their Natural Increase
mHE following is the estimated popula -1 tion of Fiji on December 31, 1948.
It will be noted that all races except the Chinese have increased and the most marked increase is by Europeans (unex plained) and by Indians. The Indian rate of increase still is nearly double that of the Fijians. Many Chinese, during 1948, departed for China.
1948 1947 Europeans 6,159 5,376 Part Europeans 6,530 6,341 Fijians . 123.995 121,249 Other Islanders 4,010 3,823 Rotumans 3.487 3,403 Indians . 129,761 125,674 Chinese 2.804 2,891 Others 626 517 Totals , . 277,372 269,274