People of Malta
Population: | 401,880 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 16.7% (male 34,559/female 32,707) 15-64 years: 69.5% (male 141,265/female 137,951) 65 years and over: 13.8% (male 23,802/female 31,596) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 39 years male: 37.6 years female: 40.4 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 0.413% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 10.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 8.19 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | 2.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.057 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.753 male(s)/female total population: 0.987 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 3.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 79.15 years male: 76.95 years female: 81.47 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 1.51 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.2% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | less than 500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: | less than 100 (2003 est.) |
Nationality: | noun: Maltese (singular and plural) adjective: Maltese |
Ethnic groups: | Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock) |
Religions: | Roman Catholic 98% |
Languages: | Maltese (official), English (official) |
Literacy: | definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 92.8% male: 92% female: 93.6% (2003 est.) |