Short facts about people of Hong Kong

Population:

7,210,505 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  17.73% (male 677,785; female 600,781) 15-64 years:  71.52% (male 2,554,329; female 2,602,662) 65 years and over:  10.75% (male 354,199; female 420,749) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.3% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

11.13 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

7.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.13 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.84 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

5.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  79.67 years male:  76.97 years female:  82.55 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.29 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.06% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

2,500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Chinese adjective:  Chinese

Ethnic groups:

Chinese 95%, other 5%

Religions:

eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

Languages:

Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over has ever attended school total population:  92.2% male:  96% female:  88.2% (1996 est.)

Source: World Factbook