Population 461,833 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 21.8% (male 52,262; female 48,439)
15-64 years: 70.9% (male 154,942; female 172,647)
65 years and over: 7.3% (male 13,616; female 19,927) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.75% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 12.19 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 3.78 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 9.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 81.78 years
female: 84.73 years (2002 est.)
male: 78.97 years

Total fertility rate 1.31 children born/woman (2002 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 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other

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 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.