Macau People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
635,293 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Chinese
adjective: Chinese
Ethnic groups
Chinese 88.7%, Portuguese 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, other 9.2% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2016 est.)
Languages
Cantonese 80.1%, Mandarin 5.5%, other Chinese dialects 5.3%, Tagalog 3%, English 2.8%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 2.8%; note - Chinese and Portuguese are official languages; Macanese, a Portuguese-based Creole, is also spoken (2016 est.)
major-language sample(s):
世界概况, 必須擁有的基本資料参考书 (Cantonese)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.Cantonese audio sample:
Religions
folk religion 58.9%, Buddhist 17.3%, Christian 7.2%, other 1.2%, none 15.4% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 13.43% (male 42,449/female 40,051)
15-24 years: 10.45% (male 33,845/female 30,354)
25-54 years: 49% (male 134,302/female 166,762)
55-64 years: 14.57% (male 44,512/female 45,007)
65 years and over: 12.56% (male 36,223/female 40,953) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 36.9
youth dependency ratio: 20
elderly dependency ratio: 16.9
potential support ratio: 5.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 40.8 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 40.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.75% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
9.11 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
population fairly equally distributed
Urbanization
urban population: 100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
672,000 Macau (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.83 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 84.98 years
male: 82.09 years
female: 88.02 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.22 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
N/A
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.5%
male: 98.2%
female: 95% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 18 years
male: 17 years
female: 19 years (2021)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 8.1%
male: 9.9%
female: 6.4% (2020 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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