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)

Population:
393,595 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21% (male 42,154/female 40,490)
15-24 years: 23.4% (male 53,760/female 38,385)
25-54 years: 46.5% (male 107,703/female 75,360)
55-64 years: 4.8% (male 9,782/female 9,180)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 7,974/female 8,807) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50 %
youth dependency ratio: 42.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.6 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 27.1 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 26.7 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.09% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
15.59 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 127
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.84 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 211
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-12.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 41.2% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
MALE (capital) 132,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.4 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.43 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.29 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.34 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
23.9
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
60 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 24.59 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 73
male: 27.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.15 years
country comparison to the world: 99
male: 72.86 years
female: 77.55 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.76 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 164
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
34.7% (2009)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
8.5% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.6 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4.3 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

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 (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 99.6% of population
total: 98.7% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 0.4% of population
total: 1.3% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
12.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
17.8% (2009)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
6.8% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.4% (2006 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2003)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 22.2%
country comparison to the world: 51
male: 15.5%
female: 30.5% (2006)