Population ages 75-79, female in Macau, China
Macau, China: Population ages 75-79, female was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 75-79, 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 75-79, female in Macau, China is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 75-79, female in Macau, China peaked at 2.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1965.
Macau, China ranks 83rd 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 75-79, female in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | -24.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +102.5% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +63.1% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.8%, 62% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 2.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.5%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 75-79, 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 | +102.5% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| 1974 | +63.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 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 75-79, female in Macau, China?
- Population ages 75-79, female in Macau, China was 2.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest population ages 75-79, female recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1965.
- How does Macau, China rank for population ages 75-79, female?
- Macau, China ranks 83rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 75-79, female rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. 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 75-79, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 75 to 79 as a percentage of the total female population.