Annual number of births by world region in Macao
Macao: Annual number of births by world region was 4,515 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4,515
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9,360
in 1950
All-time low
779
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual number of births by world region in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual number of births by world region in Macao is 4,515, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of births by world region in Macao peaked at 9,360 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 779, in 1974.
That places Macao 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual number of births by world region in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9,360 | — |
| 1951 | 9,304 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 8,997 | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 8,660 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 8,306 | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 7,910 | -4.8% |
| 1956 | 7,478 | -5.5% |
| 1957 | 7,022 | -6.1% |
| 1958 | 6,553 | -6.7% |
| 1959 | 6,101 | -6.9% |
| 1960 | 5,778 | -5.3% |
| 1961 | 5,134 | -11.1% |
| 1962 | 4,786 | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 4,589 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 4,265 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 4,325 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 3,947 | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 3,608 | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 3,151 | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 2,836 | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 2,641 | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 2,651 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2,981 | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 3,671 | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 779 | -78.8% |
| 1975 | 933 | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 1,123 | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 1,418 | +26.3% |
| 1978 | 1,830 | +29.1% |
| 1979 | 2,508 | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 3,358 | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 4,286 | +27.6% |
| 1982 | 5,152 | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 5,915 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 6,472 | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 7,157 | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 7,389 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 7,326 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 6,958 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 7,060 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 6,943 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 6,794 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 6,645 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 6,329 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 6,133 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 5,820 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 5,437 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 5,055 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 4,636 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 4,242 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 3,849 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 3,478 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 3,336 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,347 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,425 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3,752 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 4,106 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 4,444 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 4,681 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4,945 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 5,452 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 6,149 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 6,787 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 6,717 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7,354 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 7,021 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7,154 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6,513 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 6,001 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 6,167 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5,708 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 5,204 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 4,516 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 4,515 | -0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 4,515 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,434, 21% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 4,515 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,561, 15% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual number of births by world region in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -78.8% | 3,671 | 779 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,969 | 6,101 | 9,360 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4,242 | 2,836 | 5,778 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,054 | 779 | 3,671 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,107 | 3,358 | 7,389 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,803 | 4,242 | 6,943 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,936 | 3,336 | 4,945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,532 | 5,452 | 7,354 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,986 | 4,515 | 5,708 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More population data for Macao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2047)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.4 (2100)
- Population density 10,036 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7,889 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.4 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of births by world region in Macao?
- Annual number of births by world region in Macao was 4,515 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of births by world region recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 9,360 in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual number of births by world region recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 779 in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for annual number of births by world region?
- Macao ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual number of births by world region rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of births by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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