Population: 446,262 (July 1991), growth rate 1.0% (1991)

Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 7 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 79 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

Religion: Buddhist 45%, Roman Catholic 7%, Protestant 1%, none 45.8%, other 1.2% (1981)

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

Literacy: 90% (male 93%, female 86%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)

Labor force: 180,000 (1986)

Organized labor: none

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.