| Population | 456,989 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.4% (male 36,413/female 33,981)
15-64 years: 76.6% (male 166,797/female 183,088)
65 years and over: 8% (male 15,541/female 21,169) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 36.6 years
male: 36 years
female: 36.9 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.841% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 8.57 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 4.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 4.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.072 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.911 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.734 male(s)/female
total population: 0.918 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 82.27 years
male: 79.44 years
female: 85.25 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.03 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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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: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census) |
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