Macau 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.)
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