Share of the population that is female in Macao
Macao: Share of the population that is female was 54.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Macao stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Macao peaked at 54.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1972.
Macao ranks 3rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.9% | 49.1% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 48.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 49.2% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 52.2% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 52.4% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 53.5% | 54.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More gender data for Macao
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,074 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Macao?
- Share of the population that is female in Macao was 54.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1972.
- How does Macao rank for share of the population that is female?
- Macao ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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