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| Population: 6.8571 million (as at mid-2006) |
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| Hong
Kong Island |
1.27 million |
18.5% |
| Kowloon |
2.02
million |
29.4% |
| New
Territories |
3.57
million |
52.1% |
| Marine |
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| Age
structure |
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| Median
age: 39.6 |
Under
15: 13.7% |
65
and over: 12.4% |
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| Sex
ratio |
| Overall:
912 males per 1 000 females |
| Under
15: 1 063 |
65
and over: 856 |
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| Overall
density |
| 6 350 people per square kilometre. The most densely
populated District Council district is Kwun Tong with a
density of 52 070 persons per square kilometre. |
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| Housing |
At the end of 2006, about 2.1 million people lived in
public rental housing estates of the Hong Kong Housing
Authority and the Hong Kong Housing Society. The number
of flats was 715 700.
In 2006, Hong Kong had 2.22 million domestic households:
53.7% occupied by the owners, 41.8% by tenants, and
4.5% by persons living in either rent-free accommodation
or accommodation provided by employers. |
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| Crude
birth rate |
| 9.6# per 1 000 popn |
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| Crude
death rate |
| 5.4# per 1 000 popn |
| Expectation
of life at birth |
| Male
79.5 years# |
Female
85.6 years# |
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| Nationalities |
| Predominantly
of Chinese descent |
95% |
| Total number for all nationalities:(as at end 2006) |
517 300
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| Largest
groups: |
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Philippines |
133
100 |
| Indonesia |
120
790 |
| Thailand |
28 290 |
| US |
26
550 |
| India |
22
280 |
| Canada |
18
590 |
| Nepal |
17
830 |
| Australia |
14
590 |
| Pakistan |
14
380 |
| Malaysia |
14
360 |
| Sub-total |
410
760 |
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| Religion
and Custom |
| Buddhists and Taoists make up the vast majority. Others
(estimates): Christians 660 000; Muslims 90 000; Hindus
40 000; Sikhs 8 000; Jews 3 000. |
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