Age structure:
0-14 years:
46% (male 71,273; female 67,323)
15-64 years:
51% (male 78,598; female 75,331)
65 years and over:
3% (male 4,666; female 4,284) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.06% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 38.96 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
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:
1.09 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 65.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
62.2 years
male:
61.05 years
female:
63.4 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.62 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Maldivian(s)
adjective:
Maldivian
Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
Religions: Sunni Muslim
Languages: Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.2%
male:
93.3%
female:
93% (1995 est.)
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