| People | Malta |
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Population:
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408,333 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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1,293 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 95% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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VALLETTA (capital) 199,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.7% (male 32,829/female 31,198)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 142,006/female 137,803)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 28,305/female 36,192) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 40 years
male: 38.8 years
female: 41.4 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.375% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.35 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.058 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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8 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.72 years
male: 77.45 years
female: 82.12 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.52 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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16.5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.073 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
Hospital bed density:
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4.88 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 500 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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20.7% (2007) |
Nationality:
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noun: Maltese (singular and plural)
adjective: Maltese |
Ethnic groups:
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Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic (official) 98% |
Languages:
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Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 91.7%
female: 93.9% (2005 Census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.4% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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