Age dependency breakdown in Macao
Macao: Age dependency breakdown was 18.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 18.6% for age dependency breakdown in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Macao peaked at 29.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1950.
Macao ranks 87th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Age dependency breakdown in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.5% | — |
| 1951 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 4.9% | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 5.1% | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 5.5% | +7.3% |
| 1955 | 6.0% | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 6.6% | +9.8% |
| 1957 | 7.3% | +10.4% |
| 1958 | 8.0% | +9.9% |
| 1959 | 8.7% | +9.0% |
| 1960 | 9.5% | +8.8% |
| 1961 | 9.8% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 8.3% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +112.7% |
| 1974 | 29.6% | +124.4% |
| 1975 | 24.9% | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 21.2% | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 15.8% | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +6.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 18.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 72% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 18.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.6%, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age dependency breakdown 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 | +124.4% | 13.2% | 29.6% |
| 1973 | +112.7% | 6.2% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 6.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.2% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0131 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Macao?
- Age dependency breakdown in Macao was 18.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1950.
- How does Macao rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Macao ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).