According to the data released by the Bureau of statistics and census of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government on the 7th, the total population of Macao was 683200 at the end of December 2021, an increase of 100 year-on-year. Among them, the elderly population (aged 65 and above) accounted for 12.2%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points year-on-year; The proportion of adult population (aged 15-64) fell by 0.9 percentage points to 73.3%. The aging of the population continued, and the aging index rose to 83.7%. Statistics show that the local population of Macao excluding employees and students living in Macao has 570100, an increase of 1.1% year-on-year, and women account for 53.1%. The elderly population (65 years old and above) and children (0-14 years old) account for 14.6% and 17.4% respectively. The dependency ratio of the elderly population of the local population is 21.5%, that is, about five adult population support one elderly population. In 2021, there were 5026 newborn babies in Macao, a decrease of 519 year-on-year. The birth rate was 7.4 per 1000, the lowest level recorded since 2005. The sex ratio of newborn infants is 113.0, that is, every 100 newborn female infants corresponds to 113 male infants. The number of deaths in the same year was 2320, an increase of 90, with men accounting for 56.3%. The mortality rate was 3.4 ‰, an increase of 0.1 thousandth point. The number of deaths from malignant tumors was the highest, followed by hypertension and pneumonia. Statistics also show that there were 3277 marriage registrations in Macao in 2021, an increase of 19.0% over 2020. The median age of first marriage for men and women was 30.4 years old and 28.6 years old respectively, an increase of 0.4 years on an annual basis. A total of 1315 divorces were registered, a decrease of 4 cases year-on-year. (Xinhua News Agency)