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Introduction - Maldives: | Location - Maldives: | People - Maldives: | Population | 369,031 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 42.9% (male 81,383/female 76,984)
15-64 years: 54% (male 101,699/female 97,518)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 5,619/female 5,828) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 18.1 years
male: 18 years
female: 18.2 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 2.732% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 34.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.057 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.964 male(s)/female
total population: 1.046 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 53.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 52.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 54.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 64.76 years
male: 63.41 years
female: 66.19 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 4.78 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | less than 100 (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | NA | | Nationality | noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian | | Ethnic groups | South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs | | Religions | Sunni Muslim | | Languages | Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials | | Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.3%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.4% (2000 census) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |