Population ages 70-74, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population ages 70-74, female was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 70-74, female in Macau, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 70-74, female in Macau, China stood at 4.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 157.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, female in Macau, China peaked at 4.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1965.
Macau, China ranks 68th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 70-74, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -21.3% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -17.7% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +73.4% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +53.6% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +8.8% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 4.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 70-74, 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 | +73.4% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| 1974 | +53.6% | 2.5% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 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 70-74, female in Macau, China?
- Population ages 70-74, female in Macau, China was 4.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1965.
- How does Macau, China rank for population ages 70-74, female?
- Macau, China ranks 68th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.6%. 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 70-74, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total female population.