Population ages 20-24, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population ages 20-24, female was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 20-24, female in Macau, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 20-24, female in Macau, China is 5.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Macau, China peaked at 13.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1974.
Macau, China ranks 184th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1961 | 5.4% | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.7% | -25.8% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -19.1% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +21.2% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | +26.5% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | +24.1% |
| 1969 | 6.8% | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 9.8% | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 12.8% | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -73.0% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | +77.2% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | +51.6% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +35.7% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 5.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.5%, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 20-24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +77.2% | 2.3% | 4.0% |
| 1974 | -73.0% | 8.4% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | +51.6% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 2.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 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 20-24, female in Macau, China?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Macau, China was 5.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1974.
- How does Macau, China rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Macau, China ranks 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.