Population:
597,425
note: Macau's statistical agency estimated the total population to be approximately 646,800 as of 31 December 2015 (July 2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese

Ethnic groups:
Chinese 92.4%, Portuguese 0.6%, mixed 1.1%, other 5.9% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2011 est.)

Languages:
Cantonese 83.3%, Mandarin 5%, Hokkien 3.7%, English 2.3%, other Chinese dialects 2%, Tagalog 1.7%, Portuguese 0.7%, other 1.3%
note: Chinese and Portuguese are official languages (2011 est.)

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

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.22% (male 44,295/female 40,679)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 12.36% (male 38,772/female 35,052)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 50.41% (male 134,113/female 167,022)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 12.97% (male 39,020/female 38,486)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 10.04% (male 28,048/female 31,938) (2016 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.

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Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 28.2%
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 16.7%
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 11.5%
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 8.7% (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 38.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 39.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 38.5 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 57

Population growth rate:
0.77% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 214
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 0.8 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 214

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 84.5 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total country ranks ]
male: 81.6 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 87.6 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 4

Total fertility rate:
0.94 children born/woman (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 148
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
[see also: Literacy - total country ranks ]
male: 98%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 94.6% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 5.3%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 5.9%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 4.5% (2014 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 123