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Nationality:
noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese

Ethnic groups:
Chinese 94.3%, other 5.7% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2006 census)

Languages:
Cantonese 85.7%, Hokkien 4%, Mandarin 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 2.7%, English 1.5%, Tagalog 1.3%, other 1.6%
note: Chinese and Portuguese are the official language (2001 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: 15% (male 45,635/female 40,523)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 76.8% (male 205,998/female 233,820)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 8.2% (male 22,043/female 24,984) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 36.2 years
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male: 36.8 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 35.6 years (2011 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.866% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
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Birth rate:
9.05 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
[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.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

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
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 216
male: 3.32 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 84.43 years
country comparison to the world: 2
male: 81.47 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 87.54 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
0.92 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[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

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.3%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 87.8% (2001 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 15 years
female: 14 years (2009)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 7.5%
country comparison to the world: 115
male: 9.8%
female: 5.4% (2009)