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Do not fill this in! == Demographics == {{main|Demographics of Macau|Macau people|Religion in Macau}} [[File:Macau single age population pyramid 2020.png|thumb|alt=Population graph|2020 [[population pyramid]]]] The [[Statistics and Census Service]] estimated Macau's population at 667,400 at the end of 2018.<ref name="2019Population">{{cite report |title=Macao in Figures, 2019 |publisher=[[Statistics and Census Service (Macau)]] |url=https://www.dsec.gov.mo/getAttachment/12eb1a83-ecbf-4494-9f50-263804f033b3/E_MN_PUB_2019_Y.aspx |page=5 |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729171425/https://www.dsec.gov.mo/getAttachment/12eb1a83-ecbf-4494-9f50-263804f033b3/E_MN_PUB_2019_Y.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> With a population density of 21,340 people per square kilometre,<ref>{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|p=14}}.</ref> Macau is the most densely populated region in the world. The overwhelming majority (88.7 per cent) are [[Chinese people|Chinese]], many of whom originate from [[Guangdong]] (31.9 per cent) or [[Fujian]] (5.9 per cent).<ref>{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|pp=6, 47}}.</ref> The remaining 11.6 per cent are non ethnic Chinese minorities, primarily [[Filipinos]] (4.6 per cent), [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] (2.4 per cent), and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] (1.8 per cent).<ref name="ethnicity2016" /> Several thousand residents are of [[Macanese people|Macanese]] heritage, native-born [[multiracial]] people with mixed Portuguese ancestry.<ref>{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|p=49}}.</ref> Of the total population (excluding migrants), 49.4 per cent were born in Macau, followed by 43.1 per cent in mainland China.<ref>{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|p=5}}.</ref> A large portion of the population are [[Portuguese nationality law#Macau|Portuguese citizens]], a legacy of colonial rule; at the time of the handover in 1999, 107,000 residents held Portuguese passports.<ref>{{harvnb|Hook|Neves|2002|p=119}}.</ref> The predominant language is [[Cantonese]], a [[Varieties of Chinese|variety of Chinese]] originating in Guangdong. It is spoken by 87.5 per cent of the population, 80.1 per cent as a first language and 7.5 per cent as a second language. Only 2.3 per cent can speak [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], the other official language;<ref name="official-lang">{{harvnb|Basic Law}} Chapter I Article 9.</ref> 0.7 per cent are native speakers, and 1.6 per cent use it as a second language. Increased immigration from mainland China in recent years has added to the number of [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] speakers, making up about half of the population (50.4 per cent); 5.5 per cent are native speakers and 44.9 per cent are second language speakers.<ref name="language2016">{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|pp=9, 53β54}}.</ref> [[Traditional Chinese characters]] are used in writing, rather than the [[Simplified Chinese characters|simplified characters]] used on the mainland. English is considered an additional working language<ref>{{harvnb|Moody|2008|p=6}}.</ref> and is spoken by over a quarter of the population (27.5 per cent); 2.8 per cent are native speakers, and 24.7 per cent speak English as a second language.<ref name="language2016" /> [[Macanese Patois]], a local [[Creole language|creole]] generally known as ''PatuΓ‘'', is now spoken only by a few in the older Macanese community.<ref>{{harvnb|Yiu|2010}}.</ref> {{Pie chart |thumb = right |caption = [[Religion in Macau]] (2012)<ref name="state.gov">{{cite web |title=state.gov |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2012/eap/208228.htm |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525144756/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2012/eap/208228.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> |label1 = [[Buddhism]] (incl. [[Chinese folk religion]]) |value1 = 80 |color1 = yellow |label2 = [[Christianity]] |value2 = 6.7 |color2 = DodgerBlue |label3 = Other |value3 = 13.7 |color3 = grey }} According to the Government Information Bureau, 80 per cent of the population practices [[Religion in Macau|Buddhism]], 6.7 per cent follow [[Religion in Macau|Christianity]] and 13.7 per cent follow other religion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) - Macau |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2012/eap/208228.htm |access-date=4 January 2021 |website=U.S. Department of State |archive-date=22 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122022807/https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2012/eap/208228.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Folk practices are also common among the citizens. According to [[Pew Research Center]], [[Chinese folk religion]]s have the most adherents (58.9 per cent) and are followed by [[Buddhism]] (17.3 per cent) and [[Christianity]] (7.2 per cent), while 15.4 per cent of the population profess no religious affiliation at all. Small minorities adhering to other religions (less than 1 per cent), including [[Hinduism]], [[Judaism]], and [[Islam in Macau|Islam]], are also resident in Macau.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/macau#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010®ion_name=All%20Countries&restrictions_year=2016 |title=Religions in Macau |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]] |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209125048/http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/macau#/?affiliations_religion_id=0&affiliations_year=2010®ion_name=All%20Countries&restrictions_year=2016 |archive-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Life expectancy in Macau was 81.6 years for males and 87.7 years for females in 2018,<ref name="CIALifeExpectancy" /> the fourth highest in the world.<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html |title=Life Expectancy at Birth |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |work=[[The World Factbook]] |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120024054/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html |archive-date=20 January 2016 |url-status=dead}} </ref> [[Cancer]], [[cardiovascular disease|heart disease]], and [[respiratory disease]] are the territory's three leading causes of death. Most government-provided healthcare services are free of charge, though alternative treatment is also heavily subsidised.<ref>{{harvnb|Healthcare Facts|2018}}.</ref> Migrant workers living in Macau account for over 25 per cent of the entire workforce.<ref name="foreignLabour2016">{{harvnb|Population By-Census|2016|p=15}}.</ref> They largely work in lower wage sectors of the economy, including construction, hotels, and restaurants. As a growing proportion of local residents take up employment in the gaming industry, the disparity in income between local and migrant workers has been increasing.<ref name="ShengGuP76">{{harvnb|Sheng|Gu|2018|p=76}}.</ref> Rising living costs have also pushed a large portion of nonresident workers to live in Zhuhai.<ref name="foreignLabour2016" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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