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Population growth rate: 1.35% (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
Average marriage age:
Infant mortality rate: 5.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, other 5%
Eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Every major religion is practiced in Hong Kong; ancestor worship is predominant due to the strong Confucian influence.
See also: Places of worship in Hong Kong
Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official.
Cantonese Chinese, the Chinese dialect used in Hong Kong government matters, is spoken by most of the population. English is widely understood; it is spoken by more than one-third of the population.
Literacy:
All children are required by law to be in full-time education between the ages of 6 and 15. Preschool education for most children begins at age 3. Primary school begins normally at the age of 6 and lasts for 6 years. At about age 12, children progress to a 3-year course (Form 1 to Form 3) of junior secondary education. Most stay on for a 2-year (Form 4 and 5) senior secondary course, while others join full-time vocational training. More than 90% of children complete upper secondary education or equivalent vocational education. Those who finished Form 5 education would take a government examination to receive the Certificate of Education. Students who want to pursue post-secondary education need to proceed to Form 6 and Form 7. They enter univerities only after they passed a matriculation examination.
Population
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 676,756; female 602,434)
15-64 years: 71% (male 2,520,473; female 2,563,355)
65 years and over: 11% (male 342,942; female 410,342) (2000 est.)
Average age: 34
Birth rate: 11.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 8.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.12 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 (2000 est.)
male: 30
female: 27
total population: 79.54 years
male: 76.85 years
female: 82.41 years (2000 est.)
noun: Chinese
adjective: ChineseReligions
Languages
Education
Main article: Education in Hong Kong
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
92.2%
male:
96%
female:
88.2% (1996 est.)External links