Malta People - 2005

Population:
398,534 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.6% (male 36,056/female 34,097)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 138,537/female 135,666)
65 years and over: 13.6% (male 23,184/female 30,994) (2005 est.)

Median age:
total: 38.36 years
male: 36.91 years
female: 39.84 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.42% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
10.17 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
8 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.86 years
male: 76.7 years
female: 81.15 years (2005 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
1.5 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
less than 500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less 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), English (official)