Hong Kong People:
Population:
6,898,686 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.8% (male:498,771; female:454,252)
15-64 years: 73.5% (male:2,479,656; female:2,591,170)
65 years and over: 12.7% (male:404,308; female:470,529) (2005)
Median age:
total: 39.4 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 39.6 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.65% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
7.23 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.98 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
5.24 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.97 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 3.16 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 2.77 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 81.39 years (2005 est.)
male: 78.72 years
female: 84.3 years
Total fertility rate:
0.91 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 95%, other 5%
Religions:
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages:
both are official; Chinese (Cantonese), English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5% (2002)
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)
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