Population:
559,846 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.1% (male 47,853/female 42,019)
15-64 years:
76.2% (male 199,593/female 227,010)
65 years and over:
7.7% (male 20,245/female 23,126) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 35.2 years
male:
35.9 years
female:
34.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.995% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
8.88 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
3.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
14.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.14 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
3.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 84.36 years
male:
81.39 years
female:
87.47 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
0.91 children born/woman (2009 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 94.3%, other 5.7% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2006 census)
Religions:
Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% (1997 est.)
Languages:
Cantonese 85.7%, Hokkien 4%, Mandarin 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 2.7%, English 1.5%, Tagalog 1.3%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
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: 15 years
male:
16 years
female:
14 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
2.4% of GDP (2005)