People

Malta 'Gardens

M.J.R. de Haan

Population (2006 est.): 400,214 (growth rate: 0.4%); birth rate: 10.2/1000; infant mortality rate: 3.9/1000; life expectancy: 79.0; density per sq mi: 3,280

Age structure:

0-14 years: 21% (male 40 655; female 38 425)

15-64 years: 68% (male 128 958; female 127 391)

65 years and over: 11% (male 18 629; female 25 505) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.58% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 11.73 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 1.45 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 7.57 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 77.6 years

male: 75.3 years

female: 80.05 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.73 children born/woman (1998 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)

Literacy:

definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 88%

male: 88%

female: 88% (1985)