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Age structure > 0-14 years
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43.9 |
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[25th of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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53 |
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[204th of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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3.1 %
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[184th of 225]
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Birth rate
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14.84 births/1,000 population |
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[143rd of 226]
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Death rate
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3.66 deaths/1,000 population |
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[212nd of 226]
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Ethnic groups South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs |
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Gender development
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0.739 |
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[66th of 141]
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Percentage living in urban areas
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29% |
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[171st of 199]
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Population
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385,925 |
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[173rd of 242]
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Population growth rate
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5.566% |
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[1st of 235]
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Population in 2015
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416 |
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[171st of 225]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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1.04 |
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[51st of 223]
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Sex ratio > At birth
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1.05 male(s)/female |
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[80th of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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1.41 male(s)/female |
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[4th of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.04 male(s)/female |
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[101st of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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1.97 children born/woman |
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[135th of 225]
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Total Population
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359,008 |
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[175th of 227]
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Urban population
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97,442.61
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[176th of 195]
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Urbanization
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28 |
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[179th of 204]
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Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males
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100 |
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[28th of 144]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UNICEF
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Maldives, Republic of Maldives, Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, Dhivehi Raajje, maldives republic
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