| People | Maldives |
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Population:
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396,334 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 38% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 5.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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1,322 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.3% (male 45,038/female 43,291)
15-64 years: 73.8% (male 180,874/female 111,703)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,711/female 7,717) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 25.7 years
male: 26.5 years
female: 24.3 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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-0.168% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.55 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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3.66 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-12.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.62 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.44 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 29.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 32.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.97 years
male: 71.78 years
female: 76.28 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.9 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 100 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian |
Ethnic groups:
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South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs |
Religions:
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Sunni Muslim |
Languages:
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Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.3%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.4% (2000 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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8% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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