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Nationality:
noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective:
Maldivian
Ethnic groups:
South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
Languages:
Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim (official)
Population:
394,451 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.2% (male 42,742/female 41,069)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
24.9% (male 58,016/female 40,233)
25-54 years:
45.4% (male 108,390/female 70,817)
55-64 years:
4.3% (male 9,052/female 7,764)
65 years and over:
4.1% (male 7,935/female 8,433) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
26.9 years
female:
25.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.127% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
15.12 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-12.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 214
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 40% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MALE (capital) 120,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.48 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.94 male(s)/female
total population:
1.34 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
60 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 26.46 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 75
male:
28.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
23.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.69 years
country comparison to the world: 101
male:
72.44 years
female:
77.05 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.595 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.6 beds/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 96% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
