Fertility rate: births per woman in Macao
Macao: Fertility rate: births per woman was 0.662 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.662 live births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.55 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
0.662 live births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Macao stood at 0.662 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Macao peaked at 5.55 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.662 live births per woman, in 2022.
Macao ranks 236th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Macao, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.55 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.51 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 5.46 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 5.4 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 5.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 5.26 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 5.18 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 5.09 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 5 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 4.93 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 4.96 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.67 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 4.39 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 4.23 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 3.94 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 3.62 live births per woman | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 3.32 live births per woman | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 3.01 live births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 2.61 live births per woman | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 2.31 live births per woman | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 2.08 live births per woman | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 1.99 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.94 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.84 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 1.73 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 1.55 live births per woman | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 1.43 live births per woman | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 1.39 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.43 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.58 live births per woman | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.73 live births per woman | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 live births per woman | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.99 live births per woman | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 2.1 live births per woman | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.15 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.23 live births per woman | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.19 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.06 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.86 live births per woman | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 1.81 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.71 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.61 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.55 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.47 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 1.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.37 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.29 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.21 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.11 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.933 live births per woman | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.845 live births per woman | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.806 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.798 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.803 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.862 live births per woman | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.92 live births per woman | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.967 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.983 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.997 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 live births per woman | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 live births per woman | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 live births per woman | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.15 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.22 live births per woman | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 live births per woman | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.924 live births per woman | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.936 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.857 live births per woman | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.772 live births per woman | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.662 live births per woman | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.662 live births per woman | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.662 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 44% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.662 live births per woman is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.27 live births per woman | 4.93 live births per woman | 5.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.71 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8914 live births per woman | 0.798 live births per woman | 0.997 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 live births per woman | 0.924 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7383 live births per woman | 0.662 live births per woman | 0.857 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 233 Saint Barthelemy 0.801 live births per woman compare
- 234 South Korea 0.72 live births per woman compare
- 235 Hong Kong 0.717 live births per woman compare
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- 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 fertility rate: births per woman in Macao?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Macao was 0.662 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.662 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Macao ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.