| People | Macau |
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Population:
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460,823 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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16,342 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.7% (male 35,107/female 32,756)
15-64 years: 77.1% (male 169,317/female 186,069)
65 years and over: 8.2% (male 16,053/female 21,521) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 37 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 37.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.83% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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8.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 82.35 years
male: 79.52 years
female: 85.33 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.05 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese |
Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census) |
Religions:
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Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) |
Languages:
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Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census) |
People - note:
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void |
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