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People
406,771 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 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) (2010 est.)
total: 39.7 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 41.1 years (2010 est.)
0.391% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10.38 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: urban population: 94% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.058 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 3.72 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: male: 4.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 79.59 years
country comparison to the world: male: 77.34 years
female: 81.97 years (2010 est.)
1.52 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: fewer than 100 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: noun: Maltese (singular and plural)
adjective: Maltese
Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)
Roman Catholic 98%
Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8% (2005 census)
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 91.7%
female: 93.9% (2005 Census)
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2007)
4.8% of GDP (2004)
country comparison to the world: 
