Macau’s population dropped by 600 quarter-to-quarter to 682,500 at the end of March, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) announced yesterday.
According to a DSEC statement, females accounted for 53.2 percent of Macau’s population at the end of the first quarter.
A total of 1,173 live births were delivered in the first quarter, a decrease of 172 quarter-to-quarter. Male babies totalled 650 and the sex ratio at birth stood at 124.3, which means 124.3 male babies per 100 female babies.
Mortality increased by 20 quarter-to-quarter to 586 in the first quarter. The top three underlying causes of death were neoplasms (222), diseases of the circulatory system (163) and diseases of the respiratory system (99).
A total of 973 marriage registrations were recorded in the first quarter, up by 84 quarter-to-quarter.
Based on Macau’s land area of 32.9 square kilometres, its population density amounted to 20,744 people per square kilometre.
Macau’s population stood at 430,100 at the end of March 2000, the first full quarter after the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) on December 20, 1999. In the past two decades, Macau’s population has risen by 58.7 percent.
