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Population: |
449,198 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 17% (male 39,564/female 36,947)
15-64 years: 75.1% (male 160,957/female 176,386)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 14,713/female 20,631) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 35.2 years
male: 34.9 years
female: 35.4 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
0.87% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
8.04 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 82.03 years
male: 79.2 years
female: 84.99 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
0.93 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA
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Nationality: |
noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese
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Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census)
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Religions: |
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
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Languages: |
Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census)
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: 92% (2003 est.) |
