Age dependency ratio, old in Macao
Macao: Age dependency ratio, old was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Macao stood at 21.2%.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Macao peaked at 29.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1972.
Macao ranks 69th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 8.3% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +112.8% |
| 1974 | 29.6% | +124.5% |
| 1975 | 24.9% | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 21.2% | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 15.8% | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 6.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 21.2% | 6 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3941 units per person (2025)
- Population, female 370,199 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 3,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Macao?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Macao was 21.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1972.
- How does Macao rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Macao ranks 69th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.