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People
395,650 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
174
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) (2010 est.)
total: 25.9 years
male: 26.6 years
female: 24.7 years (2010 est.)
-0.178% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
14.5 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
3.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
-12.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
urban population: 38% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 5.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.57 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female
total population: 1.4 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 28.47 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 77
male: 30.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 74.21 years
country comparison to the world: 100
male: 72 years
female: 76.54 years (2010 est.)
1.83 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
0.1% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
fewer than 100 (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
NA
noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian
South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs
Sunni Muslim
Dhivehi (official) (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.8%
male: 93%
female: 94.7% (2006 Census)
total: 12 years
male: 13 years
female: 12 years (2006)
8.1% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 11
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