Females currently outnumber males (just); fewer weddings, more births registered; and non-resident workers’ numbers are dropping.
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Females outnumber males, more people are getting married, and 20,744 people are now crammed into each of the city’s square kilometres.
The air’s better, the MSAR’s using less water but generating much more construction waste; and this is still one of the most crowded cities in the world.
Other statistics: females outnumber males; marriages drop by a quarter; 1,300 couples divorced; the number of over-65s is creeping up; 2,200 died.
Macau’s population rose to 696,100 at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 16,500 people from the end of last year.
Macau’s population density dropped from 21,400 inhabitants per square kilometer in 2016 to 21,100 last year, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement Thursday.
Over 30,000 residents may be in need of mental health services, according to a survey conducted by the University of Macau (UM), which also showed that depression in Macau is more prevalent than in Hong Kong and the mainland.
Macau had a population of around 650,000 last year, a 17.8 percent increase over five years, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.
Macau’s population fell year on year by 1,900 to 644,900 at the end of last year, namely due to a decrease in the number of imported labour, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced on Monday.
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