Population 429,152 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 25% (male 54,845; female 51,354)
15-64 years: 68% (male 138,871; female 153,801)
65 years and over: 7% (male 12,139; female 18,142) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.91% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 12.76 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 3.48 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 9.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.6 years
male: 78.66 years
female: 84.68 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.27 children born/woman (1998 est.)

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

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

Religions Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)

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 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.