Life expectancy at birth, total in Macao
Macao: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.18 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Macao, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Macao recorded 83.18 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Macao peaked at 84.13 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.7 years, in 1970.
That places Macao 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.6 years | 68.7 years | 72.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.35 years | 72.76 years | 76.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.35 years | 76.4 years | 79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.28 years | 80.18 years | 82.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.06 years | 82.27 years | 83.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.53 years | 83.08 years | 84.13 years | 4 |
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More population data for Macao
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.4 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7,889 (2100)
- Population density 10,036 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.4 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 0.582 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2017)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.582 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.582 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.153 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Macao?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Macao was 83.18 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.13 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7 years in 1970.
- How does Macao rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Macao ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release