| Population: |
310,764 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
45.63% (male 72,920; female 68,895)
15-64 years:
51.37% (male 81,506; female 78,149)
65 years and over:
3% (male 4,806; female 4,488) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.01% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
38.15 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.09 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
1.07 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
63.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
62.56 years
male:
61.39 years
female:
63.8 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.5 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.05% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Maldivian(s)
adjective:
Maldivian
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| Ethnic groups: |
South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
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| Languages: |
Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
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| 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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