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)
Languages:
Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)
Religions:
Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2011 est.)
Population: Age structure:
Dependency ratios:
Median age:
Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization:
Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio:
Mother's mean age at first birth: Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate:
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source:
Sanitation facility access:
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Education expenditures: Literacy:
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
412,655 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 176
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years:
15.1% (male 32,021/female 30,432)
15-24 years:
12.6% (male 26,680/female 25,201)
25-54 years:
40.4% (male 85,109/female 81,577)
55-64 years:
14% (male 28,751/female 29,113)
65 years and over:
17.2% (male 32,903/female 40,868) (2014 est.)
population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio:
45.7 %
youth dependency ratio:
20.9 %
elderly dependency ratio:
24.8 %
potential support ratio:
4 (2014 est.)
total:
40.9 years
male:
39.7 years
female:
42.1 years (2014 est.)
0.33% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
10.24 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
8.96 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
1.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population:
94.8% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization:
0.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
VALLETTA (capital) 198,000 (2011)
at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
26.9
note:
data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births (2010 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total:
3.59 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 207
male:
4 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
total population:
80.11 years
country comparison to the world: 33
male:
77.8 years
female:
82.56 years (2014 est.)
1.54 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
8.5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
3.23 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
4.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
28.8% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
6.9% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
92.4%
male:
91.2%
female:
93.5% (2005 est.)
total:
15 years
male:
14 years
female:
15 years (2011)
total:
14.2%
country comparison to the world: 91
male:
14%
female:
14.5% (2012)