The People of Hong Kong
The People of Hong Kong
Chinese/Hong Kong People
Population: 7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 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.)
Median age: total: 42.3 years male: 41.9 years female: 42.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.504% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: 4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: 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.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 81.86 years male: 79.16 years female: 84.79 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 2,600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality: noun: Chinese/Hong Konger adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)
Religions: eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Languages: Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 93.5% male: 96.9% female: 89.6% (2002)