Region’s population declines

The total population of Macau stood at 647,700 as of end-September, a decrease of 4,800 quarter-to-quarter, according to information released from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) yesterday. Female residents accounted for 51.4 percent of the total.

DSEC revealed there were 1,885 live births delivered in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of 15 percent quarter-to-quarter.

Male babies totaled 1,003 and the sex ratio at birth stood at 113.7, corresponding to 113.7 male babies per 100 female babies.

In the first three quarters of 2016, a total of 5,188 live births were recorded, down slightly, by five, year-on-year.

Mortality has totaled 480, a decrease of 85 compared to the corresponding quarter from the previous year. According to the data, the top three underlying causes of death were Neoplasms, Diseases of the Circulatory System and Diseases of the Respiratory System.

From January to September this year, mortality increased by 186 year-on-year to 1,703, of which mortality due to neoplasms went up by 32.

Meanwhile in the third quarter of 2016, there were 1,573 Chinese immigrants and 373 individuals granted right of abode, up by 302 and 34 respectively quarter-to-quarter.

Non-resident workers totaled 180,277 at the end of the third quarter, a decrease of 2,182 over the previous quarter.

A total of 929 cases of marriage registration were recorded in the third quarter, down by 79 quarter-to-quarter.

In the first three quarters of 2016, marriage registration cases increased by 159 year-on-year to 2,912.