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The population of Hong Kong increased steadily over the last decade of the 1990s, reaching about 7.1 million by 2000. Hong Kong is one of the List of countries by population density|most densely populated areas in the world, with an overall density of some 6,300 people per square kilometre. The population density with respect to built-up areas would be even higher, as only a small proportion of land is developed. Despite the population density, Hong Kong is reported to be one of the green (disambiguation)|greenest cities in Asia, with the majority of people living in apartments in skyscraper|high-rise buildings, and most land reserved for open spaces, country parks, and woodland. The vertical placement of the population explains why the general description of Hong Kong as a densely populated, green city is not an oxymoron.
Age structure <br>0-14 years 18% (male 676,756; female 602,434) <br>15-64 years 71% (male 2,520,473; female 2,563,355) <br>65 years and over 11% (male 342,942; female 410,342) (2000 est.) <br>Average age 34 Population growth rate 1.35% (2000 est.) <br>Birth rate 11.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) <br>Death rate 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) <br>Net migration rate 8.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Sex ratio <br>at birth 1.07 male(s)/female <br>under 15 years 1.12 male(s)/female <br>15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female <br>65 years and over 0.84 male(s)/female <br>total population 0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.) Average marriage age <br>male 30 <br>female 27 Infant mortality rate 5.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) Life expectancy at birth <br>total population 79.54 years <br>male 76.85 years <br>female 82.41 years (2000 est.) Total fertility rate 1.27 children born/woman (2000 est.) Nationality <br>noun Chinese<br>residents are called Hongkongers Ethnic groups Chinese 95%, other 5% Eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christianity|Christian 10% . The number of Muslims in Hong Kong is around 70,000. 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 Both Chinese language|Chinese and English language|English are official languages. Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese is spoken by most of the population. English is widely understood; it is spoken or understood by more than one-third of the population. Other dialects of Chinese are also spoken in Hong Kong, following Cantonese, there are a sizeable number of Hakka (linguistics)|Hakka speakers, mostly from rural areas such as the New Territories, and coastal fishermen speak Chaozhou dialect|Chiuchowese or related Min (linguistics)|Fujian (Hokkien) dialects like Hoklo. Many immigrants in the 1950s are speakers of Chiuchowese and Wu (linguistics)|Wu dialects, such as Shanghainese, and recently there is an influx of Putonghua|Northern dialects speakers. Main article: Education in Hong Kong Literacy <br>definition age 15 and over has ever attended school <br>total population 92.2% <br>male 96% <br>female 88.2% (1996 est.) 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 Lower 6 and Upper 6 (Form 6 and Form 7). They enter univerities only after they passed a matriculation examination.
Main article: Education in Hong Kong Literacy <br>definition age 15 and over has ever attended school <br>total population 92.2% <br>male 96% <br>female 88.2% (1996 est.) 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 Lower 6 and Upper 6 (Form 6 and Form 7). They enter univerities only after they passed a matriculation examination.
Category:Demographics by country|Hong Kong Category:Hong Kong This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Demographics of Hong Kong".
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