Population460,823 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 14.7% (male 35,107/female 32,756) Median agetotal: 37 years Population growth rate0.83% (2008 est.) Birth rate8.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 82.35 years Total fertility rate1.05 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Nationalitynoun: Chinese Ethnic groupsChinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census) ReligionsBuddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.) LanguagesCantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |