| Population: |
453,733 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
22.68% (male 53,291; female 49,615)
15-64 years:
70.08% (male 150,538; female 167,431)
65 years and over:
7.24% (male 13,287; female 19,571) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.79% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
12.36 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
3.71 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
9.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
81.69 years
male:
78.88 years
female:
84.64 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.31 children born/woman (2001 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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| Nationality: |
noun:
Chinese
adjective:
Chinese
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| Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other
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| Religions: |
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)
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| Languages: |
Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
90%
male:
93%
female:
86% (1981 est.)
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