Population: |
7,210,505 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years:
17.73% (male 677,785; female 600,781)
15-64 years:
71.52% (male 2,554,329; female 2,602,662)
65 years and over:
10.75% (male 354,199; female 420,749) (2001 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
1.3% (2001 est.)
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Birth rate: |
11.13 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Death rate: |
6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
7.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
5.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
79.67 years
male:
76.97 years
female:
82.55 years (2001 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
1.29 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.06% (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
2,500 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun:
Chinese
adjective:
Chinese
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Ethnic groups: |
Chinese 95%, other 5%
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Religions: |
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
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Languages: |
Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
92.2%
male:
96%
female:
88.2% (1996 est.)
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