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Population:
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567,957
(July 2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: 167 |
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Age
structure:
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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)
(2010 est.)
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|
Median
age:
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|
total:
35.6
years
male:
36.3
years
female:
35
years (2010 est.)
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|
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Population
growth rate:
|
|
0.89%
(2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: 129 |
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Birth
rate:
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|
8.98
births/1,000 population (2010
est.)
country
comparison to the world: 211 |
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Death
rate:
|
|
3.6
deaths/1,000 population (July
2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: 215 |
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Net
migration rate:
|
|
3.52
migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: 26 |
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Urbanization:
|
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urban
population: 100%
of total population (2008)
rate
of urbanization: 0.7%
annual rate of change (2005-10
est.)
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|
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Sex
ratio:
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|
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 (2010 est.)
|
|
|
Infant
mortality rate:
|
|
total:
3.2
deaths/1,000 live births
country
comparison to the world: 218
male:
3.36
deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.04
deaths/1,000 live births (2010
est.)
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|
|
Life
expectancy at birth:
|
|
total
population: 84.38
years
country
comparison to the world: 2
male:
81.42
years
female:
87.49
years (2010 est.)
|
|
|
Total
fertility rate:
|
|
0.91
children born/woman (2010 est.)
country
comparison to the world: 225 |
|
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HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate:
|
|
NA
|
|
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HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
|
NA
|
|
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HIV/AIDS
- deaths:
|
|
NA
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Nationality:
|
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noun:
Chinese
adjective:
Chinese
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|
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Ethnic
groups:
|
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Chinese
94.3%, other 5.7% (includes
Macanese - mixed Portuguese and
Asian ancestry) (2006 census)
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|
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Religions:
|
|
Buddhist
50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or
other 35% (1997 est.)
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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)
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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 (2008)
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Education
expenditures:
|
|
2.2%
of GDP (2008)
country
comparison to the world: 166
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