Malta Demographics Profile 2008

Population

403,532 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.4% (male 33,954/female 32,158)
15-64 years: 69.7% (male 142,338/female 138,792)
65 years and over: 13.9% (male 24,240/female 32,050) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 39.2 years
male: 37.9 years
female: 40.6 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.407% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

10.33 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

2.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.79 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.3 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 81.64 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.51 children born/woman (2008 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)

Literacy

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