Population
172. According to the final 1971 Census, the population of the Colony on Census date, namely 9th March 1971, was 3,948,179 including 11,549 persons classified as transients, comprising 2,010,204 males and 1,937,975 females. This population was distributed as follows:
Hong Kong Island Kowloon
New Kowloon
Colony waters (adjacent to the foregoing)
New Territories other than New Kowloon
716,272 1,478,581
...
996,183
2,194,853
51,679
3,242,715
Tsuen Wan District
Yuen Long District
Tai Po District ... Sai Kung District Islands District
New Territories waters Transients
•
...
...
271,892
174,891
161,607
19,551
37,759
665,700
28,215
11,549
3,948,179
The revised estimated population on 1st July 1971 was 4,045,300, made up of 2,057,200 males and 1,988,100 females.
Comparative Birth and Death Rates
173. When considering the birth and death rates mentioned in the following paragraphs it will be of interest to bear in mind the following birth and death rates quoted in the Demographic Year Book 1970 published by the World Health Organization.
Crude Death
Europe
United Kingdom
Ireland
France
Sweden
Switzerland
North America
Canada
United States
Mauritius
Africa
Asia
Israel
Japan Singapore
...
Crude Birth Rate
Rate
(18.0)
16.2*
(10.0) 11.8*
21.8
11.5
16.7*
•
...
10.6*
13.6*
9.9**
15.9*
9.0*
(18.0)
(9.0)
17.5
7.3*
18.2*
9.4*
(46.0)
(20.0)
:
:
26.7*
7.8
(38.0)
(15.0)
27.0*
...
18.9*
7.0 6.9*
...
23.3*
5.3
(34.0)
WORLD
(14.0)
(The rates in brackets are estimates. Those maked * are provisional.)
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