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Malta: Malta People Profile 2012

2012/03/19

Malta People Profile 2012

Maltese are descendants of the Phoenicians, a mixture of Arabic and Italian. English and Maltese (a Semitic language that has a strong Italian) are the official languages. Italian is widely spoken. Roman Catholicism is the established religion and faith of 98 percent of the population.

Population

Value:

406 771

Date:

July 2010 est

Comparison to the world:

173

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

15.9% (male 33,203/female 31,507)

Year:

2010

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

69% (male 142,240/female 138,298)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

15.1% (male 26,852/female 34,671)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

39.7 years

Year:

2010

Name:

male

Value:

38.5 years

Name:

female

Value:

41.1 years

Population growth rate

Value:

0,391%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

161

Birth rate

Value:

10.38 births/1,000 population

Year:

July 2010 est

Comparison to the world:

186

Death rate

Value:

8.49 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2010 est

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

94% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:

0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Note:

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.058 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.05 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

1.03 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.77 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.99 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

3.72 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

212

Male value:

4.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

3.25 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

79.59 years

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

77.34 years

Female value:

81.97 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.52 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

185

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

0,10%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

130

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

fewer than 500

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

150

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 100

Year:

2003

Comparison to the world:

136

Nationality

Noun:

Maltese (singular and plural)

Adjective:

Maltese

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians with strong elements of Italian and other Mediterranean stock)</p>

Religions

Value:

Roman Catholic 98%

Languages

Languages info:

Maltese (official) 90.2%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.8%

Year:

2005

Literacy

Definition:

age 10 and over can read and write

Total population:

92,80%

Male:

92,00%

Female:

93,60%

Year:

2003

Note:

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

15 years

Male:

15 years

Female:

15 years

Year:

2005

Education expenditures

Value:

5.1% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

2004

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