Before the handover of Macao, were all people born there Portuguese?

When the Portuguese began to settle in Macau in 1557, the population of Macau was only 400. By 1563, the population of Macau had reached 5,000, including 4,100 Chinese and 900 Portuguese. In 1578, the population of Macau increased to 10,000 people, and by 1640, the population of Macau had reached 40,000.

In 1700, the population of Macau declined. In 1750, the population of Macau rose to 20,000. The earliest population census conducted by China in Macau was in 1839. At that time, Lin Zexu conducted a relatively rigorous household registration survey in Macau. The result was that there were about 13,000 people in Macau at that time. This household registration survey is the first time in modern history that China has conducted a serious population survey in Macao.

In 1910, the total population of Macau was 74,866, of which 71,021 were Chinese, accounting for 94.8% of the total. There were only 3,601 Portuguese and only 244 other foreigners. In terms of population density, the population density of Macau is 5,156 people per square kilometer, of which the Macau Peninsula has a population density of 14,569 people, the population density of Taipa Island is only 1,852 people, and the population density of Coloane Island is even lower, with only 290 people. In addition, Macau has 19,041 water residents. , accounting for 25.4% of the total population. In 1927, the population of Macau increased to 157,175 people. In the following 10 years, the population increased rapidly. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, a large number of people have moved to the south, and a considerable number of people have flowed into Hong Kong and Macao. Especially in 1938, after the fall of Guangzhou and Zhongshan, more people flowed into Macao. In 1939, the population of Macao exceeded 200,000, reaching 245,194, of which 239,803 were Chinese.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, many residents who took refuge in Macao returned to China, and some moved to Hong Kong. Macao's population dropped sharply. In 1950, there were only 187,772 people in Macao, a decrease of 23%. In 1960, it dropped to 169,299 people. During the Cultural Revolution, Macau's population began to rebound, and many people from mainland China fled to Hong Kong and Macau. In 1970, Macau's population reached 248,636.

In the late 1970s, China implemented the policy of reform and opening up and relaxed export restrictions on residents. Macau's population increased rapidly, and many of them came to Macau illegally. In 1986, the total population of Macau was 426,400, of which 416,200 were in the Macau Peninsula. In 2000, Macau's population reached 431,500.

As of December 31, 2007, the resident population of Macau was estimated to be approximately 538,000, of which the Chinese were the majority, accounting for 97% of the total population, while the Portuguese (including Macanese in Macau) and other foreigners accounted for 3%. , including 71,182 non-resident employees