Macau’s population fell by 1,500 quarter-by-quarter to 681,700 at the end of March, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said yesterday.
A DSEC statement attributed the decline to fewer non-resident workers (NRWs) living in Macau.
Thousands of NRWs have left Macau since early 2020, when Macau confirmed its first COVID-19 case.
Females continued to outnumber males, with females accounting for 53.0 percent of the population.
A total of 1,178 live births were recorded in the first quarter, a decrease of 114 quarter-to-quarter, including 641 male babies, resulting in a sex ratio at birth of 119.5, corresponding to 119.4 male babies per 100 female babies.
Mortality increased by two quarter-to-quarter to 610 in the first quarter. The top three underlying causes of death were cancer, diseases of the circulatory system, and diseases of the respiratory system.
At the end of March, the population included 167,738 NRWs.
