| Population | 6,980,412 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 13% (male 476,089/female 434,326)
15-64 years: 74% (male 2,515,518/female 2,652,660)
65 years and over: 12.9% (male 419,479/female 482,340) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 41.2 years
male: 40.9 years
female: 41.4 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.561% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 7.34 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 6.45 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 4.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.096 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.948 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 2.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 81.68 years
male: 78.99 years
female: 84.6 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 0.98 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 2,600 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong |
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| Ethnic groups | Chinese 94.9%, Filipino 2.1%, other 3% (2001 census) |
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| Religions | eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10% |
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| Languages | Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002) |
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