Share of women who are married or in a union in Macao
Macao: Share of women who are married or in a union was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in Macao, 1970–2021
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are married or in a union in Macao is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Macao peaked at 2.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Macao ranks 207th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.0% | — |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 23% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.0%, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More gender data for Macao
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 83.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 643.24 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 643.24 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,317 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Macao?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Macao was 0.5% in 2021, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Macao rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Macao ranks 207th out of 221 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.