Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China
Macau, China: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 0.6589 children per women in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.6589 children per women
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.93 children per women
in 1950
All-time low
0.6589 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China stood at 0.6589 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China peaked at 4.93 children per women in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6589 children per women, in 2023.
Macau, China ranks 236th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.93 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.92 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.89 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.86 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 4.82 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 4.78 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 4.72 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 4.65 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 4.58 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 4.54 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 4.58 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 4.34 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 4.09 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 3.95 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 3.7 children per women | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 3.4 children per women | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 3.13 children per women | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 2.85 children per women | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 2.48 children per women | -13.2% |
| 1969 | 2.2 children per women | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 1.99 children per women | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 1.91 children per women | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.86 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 1.77 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.67 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 1.5 children per women | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.38 children per women | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.35 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.38 children per women | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.54 children per women | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 1.69 children per women | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.8 children per women | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.94 children per women | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 2.05 children per women | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 2.1 children per women | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 2.19 children per women | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.15 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.02 children per women | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.83 children per women | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 1.78 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.68 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.59 children per women | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.52 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.45 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.41 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.35 children per women | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.27 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.19 children per women | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1 children per women | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 children per women | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9238 children per women | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8371 children per women | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7988 children per women | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7912 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7964 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8552 children per women | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.913 children per women | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9599 children per women | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.976 children per women | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.99 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.04 children per women | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.12 children per women | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.19 children per women | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.14 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.22 children per women | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.14 children per women | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.13 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 children per women | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9196 children per women | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9316 children per women | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8527 children per women | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7681 children per women | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6589 children per women | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6589 children per women | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 children per women | 4.54 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 children per women | 2.2 children per women | 4.58 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.63 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 children per women | 1.01 children per women | 1.68 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8841 children per women | 0.7912 children per women | 0.99 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 children per women | 0.9196 children per women | 1.22 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7346 children per women | 0.6589 children per women | 0.8527 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 233 Saint Barthelemy 0.7941 children per women compare
- 234 Republic of Korea 0.7167 children per women compare
- 235 Hong Kong, China 0.7136 children per women compare
More population data for Macau, China
- 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)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Population density 10,036 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,889 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Macau, China was 0.6589 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 children per women in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6589 children per women in 2023.
- How does Macau, China rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Macau, China ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).