Malta People 1997

Population 377,177 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years : 21% (male 41,207; female 39,041)
15-64 years: 67% (male 127,553; female 126,355)
65 years and over: 12% (male 18,202; female 24,819) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 0.68% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 12.47 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 7.34 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years : 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 77.44 years
male: 75.16 years
female: 79.87 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.84 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Maltese (singular and plural)
adjective: Maltese

Ethnic groups Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, withstrong 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: 88%
male: 88%
female: 88% (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.