Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao
Macao: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre was 2.81 thousands per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao is 2.81 thousands per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao peaked at 2.81 thousands per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5107 thousands per square kilometre, in 1973.
Macao ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao, year by year
| Year | thousands per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5699 thousands per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.5867 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5706 thousands per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5107 thousands per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 1.21 thousands per square kilometre | +137.3% |
| 1975 | 1.18 thousands per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.15 thousands per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.12 thousands per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.09 thousands per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 thousands per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9962 thousands per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9529 thousands per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9635 thousands per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9869 thousands per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.01 thousands per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.05 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.07 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 thousands per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.11 thousands per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.13 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.16 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.2 thousands per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.25 thousands per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.29 thousands per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 thousands per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.38 thousands per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.42 thousands per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.46 thousands per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.54 thousands per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.22 thousands per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 1.2 thousands per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.22 thousands per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 thousands per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.22 thousands per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.21 thousands per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.21 thousands per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.23 thousands per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.25 thousands per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.29 thousands per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34 thousands per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 thousands per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.49 thousands per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.59 thousands per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7 thousands per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.82 thousands per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.92 thousands per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.93 thousands per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.08 thousands per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.25 thousands per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.44 thousands per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 2.63 thousands per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 2.81 thousands per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.81 thousands per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.022 thousands per square kilometre, 127.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.81 thousands per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0084 thousands per square kilometre, 332.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre 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 | +137.3% | 0.5107 thousands per square kilometre | 1.21 thousands per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9021 thousands per square kilometre | 0.5107 thousands per square kilometre | 1.21 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 thousands per square kilometre | 0.9529 thousands per square kilometre | 1.11 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 thousands per square kilometre | 1.13 thousands per square kilometre | 1.5 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 thousands per square kilometre | 1.2 thousands per square kilometre | 1.54 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 thousands per square kilometre | 1.29 thousands per square kilometre | 2.08 thousands per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 thousands per square kilometre | 2.25 thousands per square kilometre | 2.81 thousands per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Macao was 2.81 thousands per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 thousands per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5107 thousands per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Macao rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre?
- Macao ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.