Population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population ages 65 and above, male was 15.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China peaked at 15.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1965.
Macau, China ranks 51st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.6% | — |
| 1961 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 3.1% | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +28.4% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | +32.0% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 15.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.9%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 15.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.5%, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 65 and above, 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 | +32.0% | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| 1973 | +28.4% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 4,860 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China?
- Population ages 65 and above, male in Macau, China was 15.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, male recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1965.
- How does Macau, China rank for population ages 65 and above, male?
- Macau, China ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, male rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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 65 and above, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population 65 years of age or older 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.