Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Macao
Macao: Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Macao is 13.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Macao peaked at 54.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2012.
Macao ranks 202nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.1% | — |
| 1961 | 40.5% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 49.4% | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 54.7% | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 51.5% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 48.2% | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 45.0% | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 41.9% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 39.6% | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 36.9% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 32.2% | -12.6% |
| 1973 | 41.0% | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 52.8% | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 47.8% | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 43.0% | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 38.4% | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 34.1% | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 30.3% | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 24.5% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 24.5% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 13.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 13.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.2%, 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +28.8% | 41.0% | 52.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.2% | 39.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.6% | 30.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 23.8% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 23.7% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 13.4% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Macao?
- Population ages 0-14 in Macao was 13.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2012.
- How does Macao rank for population ages 0-14?
- Macao ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.