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Population:
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6,855,125 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.2% (male 510,702; female 465,145)
15-64 years: 73.3% (male 2,461,914; female 2,560,382)
65 years and over: 12.5% (male 394,697; female 462,285) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 39.4 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 39.6 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.65% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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7.23 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.98 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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5.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 2.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 3.16 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 81.39 years
male: 78.72 years
female: 84.3 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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0.91 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,600 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.)
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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%, other 5%
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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), English; both are official
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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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