What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao was 83.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?

The highest recorded value was 84.61 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?

The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.

How does Macao rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Macao?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Macao data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Macao: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 83.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

83.07 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

22nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

84.61 years

in 2020

All-time low

58.33 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Macao recorded 83.07 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao peaked at 84.61 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.33 years, in 1950.

That places Macao 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Macao, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	58.33 years	—
1951	58.82 years	+0.8%
1952	59.29 years	+0.8%
1953	59.75 years	+0.8%
1954	60.25 years	+0.9%
1955	60.73 years	+0.8%
1956	60.95 years	+0.4%
1957	62.47 years	+2.5%
1958	63.15 years	+1.1%
1959	63.68 years	+0.8%
1960	63.94 years	+0.4%
1961	64.48 years	+0.9%
1962	65.09 years	+1.0%
1963	65.65 years	+0.9%
1964	66.03 years	+0.6%
1965	66.31 years	+0.4%
1966	66.79 years	+0.7%
1967	67.4 years	+0.9%
1968	68.02 years	+0.9%
1969	68.27 years	+0.4%
1970	68.76 years	+0.7%
1971	69.17 years	+0.6%
1972	69.7 years	+0.8%
1973	70.09 years	+0.6%
1974	71 years	+1.3%
1975	71.19 years	+0.3%
1976	71.87 years	+1.0%
1977	71.8 years	-0.1%
1978	72.24 years	+0.6%
1979	72.63 years	+0.5%
1980	73 years	+0.5%
1981	73.37 years	+0.5%
1982	73.91 years	+0.7%
1983	74.07 years	+0.2%
1984	74.23 years	+0.2%
1985	74.7 years	+0.6%
1986	74.98 years	+0.4%
1987	75.17 years	+0.2%
1988	75.54 years	+0.5%
1989	76.22 years	+0.9%
1990	76.57 years	+0.5%
1991	76.64 years	+0.1%
1992	77.07 years	+0.6%
1993	77.47 years	+0.5%
1994	77.43 years	-0.1%
1995	77.85 years	+0.5%
1996	77.43 years	-0.5%
1997	78.44 years	+1.3%
1998	78.75 years	+0.4%
1999	79.13 years	+0.5%
2000	79.43 years	+0.4%
2001	79.81 years	+0.5%
2002	80.1 years	+0.4%
2003	80.21 years	+0.1%
2004	80.41 years	+0.2%
2005	80.52 years	+0.1%
2006	80.71 years	+0.2%
2007	80.93 years	+0.3%
2008	81.16 years	+0.3%
2009	81.49 years	+0.4%
2010	81.66 years	+0.2%
2011	81.99 years	+0.4%
2012	82.26 years	+0.3%
2013	82.48 years	+0.3%
2014	82.7 years	+0.3%
2015	82.94 years	+0.3%
2016	83.02 years	+0.1%
2017	83.08 years	+0.1%
2018	83.4 years	+0.4%
2019	83.29 years	-0.1%
2020	84.61 years	+1.6%
2021	83.82 years	-0.9%
2022	82.1 years	-2.0%
2023	83.07 years	+1.2%

Macao compared with similar countries

Macao's 83.07 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Macao's 83.07 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	60.74 years	58.33 years	63.68 years	10
1960s	66.2 years	63.94 years	68.27 years	10
1970s	70.85 years	68.76 years	72.63 years	10
1980s	74.52 years	73 years	76.22 years	10
1990s	77.68 years	76.57 years	79.13 years	10
2000s	80.48 years	79.43 years	81.49 years	10
2010s	82.68 years	81.66 years	83.4 years	10
2020s	83.4 years	82.1 years	84.61 years	4

Countries ranked near Macao

19 Malta 83.3 years compare
20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
23 Vatican 82.98 years compare
24 United Arab Emirates 82.91 years compare
25 Iceland 82.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Macao

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)
Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,912 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3,864 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)

All data for Macao →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Macao was 83.07 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?: The highest recorded value was 84.61 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Macao?: The lowest recorded value was 58.33 years in 1950.
How does Macao rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Macao ranks 22nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Macao?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.