802 Fijians departed from Fiji for a period between 1- 5 years, out of this 802, 472 Fijians left for employment purposes, the Fiji Bureau of Statistics has stated.
162 Fijians left Fiji for a period more than 5 years or permanently in May.
612 Fijians left in May to be out of Fiji for a period of 3 months to 1 year, with 428 departing to work overseas.
A total of 16,835 Fiji residents departed our shores during the month of May.
The reasons for departure as reported by residents leaving were for holiday (51.9%), visiting friends or relatives (33.6%), business (7.6%), education/training (3.3%) and employment (2.1%).
