People of Maldives
| Population: | 369,031 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 42.9% (male 81,383/female 76,984) 15-64 years: 54% (male 101,699/female 97,518) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 5,619/female 5,828) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 18.1 years male: 18 years female: 18.2 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.732% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 34.2 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.057 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.043 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.964 male(s)/female total population: 1.046 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 53.25 deaths/1,000 live births male: 52.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 54.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 64.76 years male: 63.41 years female: 66.19 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 4.78 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | less than 100 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
| 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: 96.3% male: 96.2% female: 96.4% (2000 census) |