Population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population ages 15-64, male was 69.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China is 69.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China peaked at 80.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1974.
That places Macau, China 47th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.7% | — |
| 1961 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 45.2% | -16.4% |
| 1965 | 40.5% | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 43.8% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 47.2% | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 50.5% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 53.6% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 58.7% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 63.4% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 53.1% | -16.3% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | -29.3% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 48.8% | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 53.9% | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 62.6% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 68.3% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 69.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.7%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 69.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 15-64, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -29.3% | 53.1% | 37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 40.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.6% | 37.5% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.4% | 66.2% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.7% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 69.5% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.6% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 69.1% | 72.5% | 6 |
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More health data for Macau, China
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0704 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China?
- Population ages 15-64, male in Macau, China was 69.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1974.
- How does Macau, China rank for population ages 15-64, male?
- Macau, China ranks 47th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 15-64, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total male population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.