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Population
394,999 (July 2011 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 21.5% (male 43,332/female 41,642)
15-64 years: 74.4% (male 177,365/female 116,552)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 7,888/female 8,220) (2011 est.)
Median age
total: 26.2 years
male: 26.8 years
female: 25.2 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.151% (2011 est.)
Birth rate
14.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Death rate
3.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Net migration rate
-12.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 40% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.57 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female
total population: 1.4 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 27.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.45 years
male: 72.22 years
female: 76.8 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.81 children born/woman (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
Nationality
noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian
Ethnic groups
South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
Religions
Sunni Muslim
Languages
Dhivehi (official) (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: 93.8%
male: 93%
female: 94.7% (2006 Census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years
male: 13 years
female: 12 years (2006)
Education expenditures
8.1% of GDP (2008)