| 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.) |
| 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) |
