Maldives: People & Society#
| Population | 392,960 (July 2016 est.) |
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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) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.21% (male 42,513/female 40,824) 15-24 years: 21.29% (male 48,319/female 35,360) 25-54 years: 47.63% (male 107,152/female 80,031) 55-64 years: 5.48% (male 10,749/female 10,799) 65 years and over: 4.38% (male 8,012/female 9,201) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 47.4% youth dependency ratio: 40.5% elderly dependency ratio: 6.9% potential support ratio: 14.4% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 27.8 years male: 27.8 years female: 27.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.07% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -12.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 45.5% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 4.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | MALE (capital) 156,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.37 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.34 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.23 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 22.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.6 years male: 73.3 years female: 78 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 34.7% (2009) |
| Health expenditures | 13.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.42 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.3 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.5% of population rural: 97.9% of population total: 98.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 2.1% of population total: 1.4% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 97.5% of population rural: 98.3% of population total: 97.9% of population unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population rural: 1.7% of population total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.01% (2013 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | fewer than 100 (2013 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | fewer than 100 (2013 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 7% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 17.8% (2009) |
| Education expenditures | 5.7% of GDP (2015) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.3% male: 99.8% female: 98.8% (2015 est.) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 25.4% male: 29.1% female: 21.4% (2010 est.) |