Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao
Macao: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
95.9%
in 2018
All-time low
65.6%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao stood at 95.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao peaked at 95.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1960.
That places Macao 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.6% | — |
| 1961 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 68.0% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 79.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 95.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 95.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.9% | 65.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 74.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 82.7% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 88.6% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 93.0% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.4% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Monaco 96.6% compare
- 2 South Korea 96.2% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 96.1% compare
- 5 French Polynesia 95.4% compare
- 6 Andorra 95.2% compare
- 7 San Marino 95.1% compare
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 expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Macao was 95.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Macao ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.