Population:
396,334 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.3% (male 45,038/female 43,291)
15-64 years: 73.8% (male 180,874/female 111,703)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 7,711/female 7,717) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 25.7 years
male: 26.5 years
female: 24.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.168% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
14.55 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
3.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-12.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 38% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 5.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.62 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.44 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 29.53 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 32.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.97 years
male: 71.78 years
female: 76.28 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.9 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer 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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
8% of GDP (2006)