Macao vs Maldives: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Macao
100,623 people
in 2023
Maldives
105,459 people
in 2023
Macao rank
176th
Maldives rank
174th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Macao
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 105,459 people against 100,623 people in Macao, a difference of 4,836 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 176th and Maldives ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66,467 people | 31,700 people | 34,766 people | Macao |
| 1960s | 102,488 people | 43,442 people | 59,046 people | Macao |
| 1970s | 95,403 people | 64,665 people | 30,738 people | Macao |
| 1980s | 71,331 people | 87,011 people | 15,681 people | Maldives |
| 1990s | 96,795 people | 114,444 people | 17,650 people | Maldives |
| 2000s | 86,154 people | 102,222 people | 16,067 people | Maldives |
| 2010s | 80,575 people | 98,586 people | 18,011 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 99,850 people | 106,536 people | 6,685 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Macao or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 105,459 people against 100,623 people in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Macao and Maldives?
- 4,836 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Maldives rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Macao ranks 176th and Maldives ranks 174th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.