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