Macau's People | Chinese People

Population: 449,198 (July 2005 est.)

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.)

Median age: total: 35.2 years male: 34.9 years female: 35.4 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.87% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

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.)

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.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 82.12 years male: 79.29 years female: 85.09 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 0.93 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese

Ethnic groups: Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census)

Religions: Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)

Languages: Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.5% male: 97.2% female: 92% (2003 est.)



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