Population: 252,077 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.61% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 43.59 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 7.45 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 53.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.67 years
male: 63.24 years
female: 66.17 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.26 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Maldivian(s)
adjective: Maldivian

Ethnic divisions: Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, African

Religions: Sunni Muslim

Languages: Divehi (dialect of Sinhala; script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
total population: 92%
male: 92%
female: 92%
Labor force: 66,000 (est.)
by occupation: fishing industry 25%

NOTE: The information regarding Maldives on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Maldives People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Maldives People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.