Italy vs Macao: Birth rate

Italy
6.46 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Macao
6.33 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Italy rank
224th
Macao rank
225th

Birth rate over time

  • Italy
  • Macao
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 6.46 births per 1,000 people against 6.33 births per 1,000 people in Macao, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.

Italy ranks 224th and Macao ranks 225th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Macao Difference Ahead
1950s 18.36 births per 1,000 people 41.09 births per 1,000 people 22.73 births per 1,000 people Macao
1960s 18.49 births per 1,000 people 20.24 births per 1,000 people 1.75 births per 1,000 people Macao
1970s 14.86 births per 1,000 people 8.28 births per 1,000 people 6.58 births per 1,000 people Italy
1980s 10.39 births per 1,000 people 20.97 births per 1,000 people 10.58 births per 1,000 people Macao
1990s 9.51 births per 1,000 people 14.97 births per 1,000 people 5.46 births per 1,000 people Macao
2000s 9.47 births per 1,000 people 8.01 births per 1,000 people 1.46 births per 1,000 people Italy
2010s 8.12 births per 1,000 people 10.61 births per 1,000 people 2.5 births per 1,000 people Macao
2020s 6.7 births per 1,000 people 7.15 births per 1,000 people 0.4487 births per 1,000 people Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Italy or Macao?
Italy, at 6.46 births per 1,000 people against 6.33 births per 1,000 people in Macao as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Italy and Macao?
0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Macao?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Macao rank globally for birth rate?
Italy ranks 224th and Macao ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.