Page last updated on February 20, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Chinese
adjective:
Chinese
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 92.4%, other 7.6% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2011 census)
Languages:
Cantonese 83.3%, Mandarin 5%, Hokkien 3.7%, other Chinese dialects 2%, English 2.3%, Tagalog 1.7%, Portuguese 0.7%, other 1.3%
note:
Chinese and Portuguese are the official language (2011 census)
Religions:
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% (1997 est.)
Population:
578,025 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.7% (male 44,866/female 40,159)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
15.3% (male 45,133/female 43,529)
25-54 years:
51% (male 132,357/female 162,425)
55-64 years:
10.5% (male 30,492/female 29,963)
65 years and over:
8.5% (male 23,024/female 26,077) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 36.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
37.3 years
female:
36.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.866% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
9.05 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
3.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 27
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.91 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 217
male:
3.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 84.43 years
country comparison to the world: 2
male:
81.47 years
female:
87.54 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
0.92 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
2.2% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.3%
male:
95.3%
female:
87.8% (2001 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male:
15 years
female:
14 years (2009)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 7.5%
country comparison to the world: 115
male:
9.8%
female:
5.4% (2009)
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