Macao vs Mauritius: Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Macao
14.6%
in 2025
Mauritius
15.4%
in 2025
Macao rank
72nd
Mauritius rank
71st
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) over time
- Macao
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 15.4% against 14.6% in Macao, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 72nd and Mauritius ranks 71st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 1.7% | Macao |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 4.6% | 5.7% | Macao |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 5.5% | 3.2% | Macao |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 1.1% | Macao |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 0.2% | Macao |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 10.0% | 1.4% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 13.9% | 1.2% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Macao or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 15.4% against 14.6% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Macao and Mauritius?
- 0.8%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Mauritius?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Mauritius rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Macao ranks 72nd and Mauritius ranks 71st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.