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Other pages in this profile of the Maldives:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 379,174 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 1,263.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 42.4% (male 82,616/female 78,165) 15-64 years: 54.5% (male 105,465/female 101,115) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 5,753/female 6,060) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 18.3 years male: 18.2 years female: 18.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.69% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 33.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 51.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 50.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 65.12 years male: 63.73 years female: 66.58 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.66 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map fewer than 100 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs |
Religions |
Definition Sunni Muslim |
Languages |
Definition Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials |
Literacy |
Definition 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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