Number of births per year in Macao
Macao: Number of births per year 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
Number of births per year in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of births per year in Macao is 4,515, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Macao peaked at 9,360 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 779, in 1974.
Macao ranks 180th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of births per year 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 Number of births per year 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 number of births per year in Macao?
- Number of births per year in Macao was 4,515 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 9,360 in 1950.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 779 in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for number of births per year?
- Macao ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year 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 Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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