Population:
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| 7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 12.2% (male 450,833/female 411,997)
15-64 years:
74.6% (male 2,551,256/female 2,713,532)
65 years and over:
13.1% (male 434,090/female 493,363) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 42.3 years
male:
41.9 years
female:
42.6 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.504% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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Birth rate:
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7.42 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
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Death rate:
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6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
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Net migration rate:
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4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 100% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 220
male:
3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.86 years
country comparison to the world: 6
male:
79.16 years
female:
84.79 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,600 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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Nationality:
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noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective:
Chinese/Hong Kong
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Ethnic groups:
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Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)
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Religions:
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eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
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Languages:
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Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
93.5%
male:
96.9%
female:
89.6% (2002)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male:
14 years
female:
13 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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3.9% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 112
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