| People | Hong Kong |
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Population:
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7,018,636 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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6,736 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 12.6% (male 463,300/female 422,945)
15-64 years: 74.4% (male 2,535,246/female 2,684,495)
65 years and over: 13% (male 425,500/female 487,150) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 41.7 years
male: 41.4 years
female: 42 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.532% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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7.37 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.77 years
male: 79.07 years
female: 84.69 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,600 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong |
Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 94.9%, Filipino 2.1%, other 3% (2001 census) |
Religions:
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eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% |
Languages:
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Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002) |
People - note:
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