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Macau People 1996

Population:

490,901 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

24% (female 56,991; male 60,944)

15-64 years:

68% (female 167,366; male 165,168)

65 years and over:

8% (female 23,537; male 16,895) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.25% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

14.5 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.21 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

79.86 years

male:

77.41 years

female:

82.43 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.49 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Macanese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Macau

Ethnic divisions:

Chinese 95%, Portuguese 3%, other 2%

Religions:

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

Languages:

Portuguese (official), Cantonese is the language of commerce

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1981)

total population:

90%

male:

93%

female:

86%

Labor force:

180,000 (1986)

by occupation:

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