Hong Kong vs Macao: Share of the population that is female
Hong Kong
55.0%
in 2025
Macao
54.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Macao rank
3rd
Share of the population that is female over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 55.0% against 54.0% in Macao, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Macao ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 49.9% | 0.7% | Macao |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 50.9% | 1.9% | Macao |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 50.2% | 1.5% | Macao |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 51.8% | 1.7% | Macao |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 52.3% | 0.0% | Macao |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 52.9% | 1.3% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 53.8% | 1.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 55.0% against 54.0% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 1.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Macao ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.