Population ages 15-64 in Macao
Macao: Population ages 15-64 was 71.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Macao is 71.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Macao peaked at 80.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1974.
Macao ranks 19th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.7% | — |
| 1961 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 54.9% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 46.2% | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 41.4% | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 44.5% | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 47.7% | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 50.8% | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 53.7% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 58.7% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 63.8% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 52.1% | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 36.4% | -30.1% |
| 1975 | 41.8% | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 47.0% | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 52.1% | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 56.9% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 61.3% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 65.3% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 67.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 71.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 41.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 36.4% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 65.3% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.6% | 68.0% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 70.1% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 71.2% | 74.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Macao
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 547 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Macao?
- Population ages 15-64 in Macao was 71.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for population ages 15-64?
- Macao ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.