Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Macao: Population, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
51.1%
in 2025
Macao
54.0%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
4th
Macao rank
3rd

Population, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 54.0% against 51.1% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Macao ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Macao in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Macao Difference Ahead
1960s 52.4% 49.9% 2.6% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1970s 51.9% 50.9% 1.0% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 51.7% 50.2% 1.5% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 51.5% 51.8% 0.3% Macao
2000s 51.5% 52.3% 0.8% Macao
2010s 51.3% 52.9% 1.6% Macao
2020s 51.1% 53.8% 2.7% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Macao?
Macao, at 54.0% against 51.1% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Macao?
2.9%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Macao?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Macao rank globally for population, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Macao ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.