Demographics of Macau
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Demographics
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features of the population
Population
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of Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
, including population density
Population density
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, ethnicity
Ethnic group
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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
's population is 95% Chinese
China
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, primarily Cantonese and some Hakka
Hakka people
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, both from nearby Guangdong
Guangdong
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Province. The remainder are of Portuguese
Portuguese people
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or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry. Some Japan
Japan
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ese, including descendants of Japanese Catholics who were expelled by shoguns, also live in Macau.
The official languages are Portuguese
Portuguese language
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and Cantonese Chinese. The residents commonly (85.7%) speak Cantonese, Mandarin is spoken by 3.2% at home, about 40% are able to communicate in standard Mandarin. English and Portuguese are spoken as a first language by 1.5% and 0.6% respectively. The other popular dialect is Hokkien (Min Nan)
Min Nan
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, spoken by a small percentage of the population. The creole
Creole language
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Macanese language
Macanese language
Macanese or Macau Creole is a creole language derived mainly from Malay, Sinhalese, Cantonese, and Portuguese, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macau...
(Patuá or Macaista Chapado) is almost extinct.
Macau has a number of universities.
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
| Residents' usual language spoken at home |
|
|---|---|
| Language | Percentage ofpopulation |
| Cantonese Standard Cantonese Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a language that originated in the vicinity of Canton in southern China, and is often regarded as the prestige dialect of Yue Chinese.... |
85.7% |
| Mandarin Standard Mandarin Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... |
3.2% |
| OtherChinese dialects | 6.7% |
| Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
0.6% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
1.5% |
| Others | 2.3% |
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Male and Female Pattern
- Male: 245,600 (2006 Qtr2 est.)
- Female: 257,400 (2006 Qtr2 est.)
Age structure
- below age 15: 76,305 15.63%
- age 15-24: 82,547 16.91%
- age 25-34: 70,965 14.54%
- age 35-44: 91,438 18.73%
- age 45-54: 87,616 17.95%
- age 54-64: 38,924 7.97%
- age 65 or above: 40,349 8.27%
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 84.37 years - Highest life expectancy in the world.
- male: 81.39 years
- female: 87.47 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 0.91 children born/woman (2010 est.) Lowest fertility rate in the world.
Languages
- Portuguese, Chinese (official languages). The Chinese standard (Cantonese or Mandarin) is not specified in the law.
Literacy
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 94.5%
- male: 97.2%
- female: 92% (2003 est.)
Immigration and Crime
- Persons authorized to reside in Macau: total: 50,159 (by the end of 2005)
- Non-resident workers authorized to enter Macau: total: 39,411 (by the end of 2005)
- Legal immigrants from Mainland China: 1,133 (Qtr1 2006) 947 (Qtr2 2006)
- No. of criminal cases: 2,634 (Qtr1 2006) 2,708 (Qtr2 2006)
Health
- No. of residents per doctor (excluding dentist): 473
- No. of residents per nurse: 430
- No. of residents per hospital bed: 496
Main causes of death
- Diseases of the circulatory system: 518 cases 32.1%
- Neoplasm: 455 cases 28.2%
- Diseases of the respiratory system: 267 cases 16.5%