Population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population ages 00-04, female was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 3.2% for population ages 00-04, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China peaked at 19.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
Macau, China ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.5% | — |
| 1961 | 11.3% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 15.0% | +30.8% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 14.2% | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 12.3% | -13.6% |
| 1968 | 10.8% | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 9.4% | -13.0% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 6.9% | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -28.0% |
| 1973 | 12.2% | +144.4% |
| 1974 | 19.6% | +60.1% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 12.1% | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | -31.1% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 8.8% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -8.3% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 3.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 66% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 3.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.4%, 43% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +144.4% | 5.0% | 12.2% |
| 1974 | +60.1% | 12.2% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 9.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 5.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Macau, China
- 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)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,784 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Macau, China was 3.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Macau, China rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Macau, China ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.