Population: 436,480 (July 1989), growth rate 1.3% (1989)

Birth rate: 17 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 79 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Macanese (sing. and pl.); adjective--Macau

Ethnic divisions: 95% Chinese, 3% Portuguese, 2% other

Religion: mainly Buddhist; 17,000 Roman Catholics, of whom about half are Chinese

Language: Portuguese (official); Cantonese is the language of commerce

Literacy: almost 100% among Portuguese and Macanese; no data on Chinese population

Labor force: 180,000 (1986)

Organized labor: none

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.