| People | Maldives |
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Population:
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379,174 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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1,264 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 18.3 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.69% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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33.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.71 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 65.12 years
male: 63.73 years
female: 66.58 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.66 children born/woman (2008 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) |
People - note:
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void |
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