Population, male (% of total population) in Macao
Macao: Population, male (% of total population) was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Macao stood at 46.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Macao peaked at 51.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2025.
That places Macao 216th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male (% of total population) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.3% | — |
| 1961 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 50.2% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 51.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 49.0% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 46.1% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 49.2% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 46.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.4%, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 46.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.2%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 49.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 46.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.8% | 48.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 47.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 47.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 46.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 46.0% | 46.5% | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0181 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Macao?
- Population, male in Macao was 46.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2025.
- How does Macao rank for population, male?
- Macao ranks 216th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.