Population grows by 7,000 in Q3

Macau’s total population stood at 631,000 as of the end of September 2014, up by 7,000 quarter-to-quarter, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The bureau attributes the increase to the higher influx of non-resident workers, which totaled 162,877 at the end of the third quarter, an increase of 7,567 over the previous quarter.  The statistics revealed yesterday show that there were 1,971 live births delivered in the third quarter of 2014, an increase of 305 quarter-to-quarter.  Meanwhile, there were 419 mortality cases, a decrease of 58 quarter-to-quarter. Considering the first three quarters of 2014, mortality cases went up by 53 year-on-year to 1,445. A total of 957 marriage registration cases were recorded in the third quarter, up by 12 quarter-to-quarter. In the first three quarters of 2014, there were 3,069 cases of marriage registration, down by 90 year-on-year. The region’s female population totaled 319,100, accounting for 50.6% of the total.