Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Macao
Macao: Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Macao recorded 15.1% for population ages 65 and above in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Macao peaked at 15.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1965.
That places Macao 66th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1961 | 5.3% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | -16.9% |
| 1965 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 4.2% | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 6.9% | +73.9% |
| 1974 | 10.8% | +56.9% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +5.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 15.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.8%, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 15.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.5%, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Macao 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 | +73.9% | 4.0% | 6.9% |
| 1974 | +56.9% | 6.9% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 4.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.3% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More health data for Macao
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Macao?
- Population ages 65 and above in Macao was 15.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1965.
- How does Macao rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Macao ranks 66th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.