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Maldives People 1996

Population:

261,310 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

47% (female 60,038; male 63,042)

15-64 years:

50% (female 63,526; male 67,020)

65 years and over:

3% (female 3,537; male 4,147) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.58% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

42.8 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

50 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

65.49 years

male:

63.99 years

female:

67.07 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.17 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Maldivian(s)

adjective:

Maldivian

Ethnic divisions:

Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African

Religions:

Sunni Muslim

Languages:

Divehi (dialect of Sinhala; script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1985)

total population:

91%

male:

91%

female:

92%

Labor force:

66,000 (est.)

by occupation:

fishing industry 25%

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