Macau People 1997

Population 502,325 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 23% (male 60,270; female 56,803)
15-64 years: 68% (male 169,850; female 171,551)
65 years and over: 9% (male 18,208; female 25,643) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.05% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 13.78 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 4.41 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over : 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population : 80.05 years
male: 77.57 years
female : 82.65 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.53 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Macanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Macau

Ethnic groups Chinese 95%, Portuguese 3%, other 2%

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

Languages Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 93%
female: 86% (1981 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.