| People | Malta |
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Population:
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405,165 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 94% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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1,283 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.1% (male 33,526/female 31,780)
15-64 years: 69.4% (male 142,491/female 138,769)
65 years and over: 14.5% (male 25,406/female 33,193) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 39.5 years
male: 38.1 years
female: 40.9 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.4% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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10.36 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 3.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.44 years
male: 77.21 years
female: 81.8 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.51 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 500 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2003 est.) |
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 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: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.1% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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void |
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