Population 397,499 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 19.7% (male 40,609; female 37,882)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 135,047; female 133,207)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 21,215; female 29,539) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.73% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12.76 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 2.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 5.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.26 years
female: 80.96 years (2002 est.)
male: 75.78 years

Total fertility rate 1.91 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.52% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 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 91%

Languages Maltese (official), English (official)

Literacy
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 88.76%
male: 86.91%
female: 89.55% (1995 census)

NOTE: The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.