Macau Demographics Profile 2008

Population

460,823 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

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

total: 37 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 37.5 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.83% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

8.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

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

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

total population: 82.35 years
male: 79.52 years
female: 85.33 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.05 children born/woman (2008 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: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
female: 87.8% (2001 census)