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The population of Macao was estimated to be 469,800 as in March 2005.
Population density is over 17,000/km2, and the northern part of the
peninsula is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
Macao’s population has undergone rapid demographic growth in the last
two decades, increasing at an annual rate of around 4%. There is also
an impressive flow of people in and out of the territory, with 25 million
entries and exits recorded annually.
As in December 2004, Macao’s population comprise 52% female, 17.1% of
Macao residents are under 15 years old and 74.8% are aged between 15 and 64.
Those aged 65 years and older accounts for 8.1% of the population.
Average life span for both sexes is over 78 years old.
The 2001 census puts Macao’s population at 435,000, 95% of Chinese
nationality, 2% Portuguese and 1% Filipinos.
Chinese and Portuguese are the official languages in Macao, and more than
97% of the people speak Chinese. Portuguese is spoken by about 0.7%
and the remainder speak English, Filipino and other languages.
More than 80% of Macao’s population have been living in the territory
for more than 10 years, 45% of the population were born in Macao and another
45% were born in the Mainland, while less than 10% of residents are from
other regions.
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