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The People of Malta

Maltese People

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Population: 405,165 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 33,526/female 31,780) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 142,491/female 138,769) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 25,406/female 33,193) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 39.5 years male: 38.1 years female: 40.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.4% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 8.29 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 3.75 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.44 years male: 77.21 years female: 81.8 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.51 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer 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) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)

Literacy: definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 92.8% male: 92% female: 93.6% (2003 est.)