Hong Kong vs Macao: Population, male (% of total population)
Hong Kong
45.0%
in 2025
Macao
46.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
218th
Macao rank
216th
Population, male (% of total population) over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 46.0% against 45.0% in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 218th and Macao ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.1% | 0.7% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 49.1% | 1.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 49.8% | 1.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 48.2% | 1.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 47.1% | 1.3% | Macao |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 46.2% | 1.1% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 46.0% against 45.0% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 1.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for population, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 218th and Macao ranks 216th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.