Median age vs births per woman in Macao
Macao: Median age vs births per woman was 38.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age vs births per woman in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age vs births per woman in Macao is 38.31, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Macao peaked at 38.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.62, in 1965.
Macao ranks 69th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.42 | — |
| 1951 | 24.17 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 23.95 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 23.76 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 23.62 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 23.47 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 23.31 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 23.11 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 22.79 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 22.42 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 21.86 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 21.06 | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 20.17 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 19.34 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 14.2 | -26.6% |
| 1965 | 12.62 | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 13.57 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 14.5 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 15.44 | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 16.37 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 17.05 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 17.82 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 19.05 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 17.2 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 12.9 | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 14.84 | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 16.7 | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 18.48 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 20.18 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 21.79 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 23.36 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 24.38 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 24.8 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 25.11 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 25.44 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 25.76 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 26.07 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 26.37 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 26.67 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 27 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 27.41 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 27.86 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.32 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 28.75 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 29.18 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 29.58 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.96 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.33 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 30.7 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 31.09 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.52 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.94 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.23 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.44 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.69 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 32.96 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.24 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.66 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.19 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 34.73 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.29 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 35.72 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.91 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.97 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.05 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.16 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.5 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.71 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.99 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.38 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.83 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 38.31 | +1.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 38.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 38.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median age vs births per woman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -26.6% | 19.34 | 14.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.5 | 22.42 | 24.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.91 | 12.62 | 21.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.6 | 12.9 | 21.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5 | 23.36 | 27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.32 | 27.41 | 31.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.96 | 31.52 | 34.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.06 | 35.29 | 36.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.63 | 36.99 | 38.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 66 Gibraltar 38.88 compare
- 67 Saint Barthelemy 38.81 compare
- 68 Ireland 38.42 compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 38.3 compare
- 71 Curacao 38.23 compare
- 72 United States 38.02 compare
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 median age vs births per woman in Macao?
- Median age vs births per woman in Macao was 38.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 38.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.62 in 1965.
- How does Macao rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Macao ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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