Share of the population that is female in Macao
Macao: Share of the population that is female was 54.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
3rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
54.0%
in 2025
All-time low
48.6%
in 1972
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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.
Share of the population that is female in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.7% | — |
| 1961 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 49.8% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 49.3% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.0% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 53.9% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 52.3% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 51.5% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 50.8% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 54.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 54.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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