Median age in Macao
Macao: Median age was 38.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
38.31
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.31
in 2023
All-time low
12.62
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Macao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 38.31 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Macao peaked at 38.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.62, in 1965.
That places Macao 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.42 | — |
| 1951 | 24.17 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 23.95 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 23.76 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 23.62 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 23.47 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 23.31 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 23.11 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 22.79 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 22.42 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 21.86 | -2.5% |
| 1961 | 21.06 | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 20.17 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 19.34 | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 14.2 | -26.6% |
| 1965 | 12.62 | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 13.57 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 14.5 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 15.44 | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 16.37 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 17.05 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 17.82 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 19.05 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 17.2 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 12.9 | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 14.84 | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 16.7 | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 18.48 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 20.18 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 21.79 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 23.36 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 24.38 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 24.8 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 25.11 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 25.44 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 25.76 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 26.07 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 26.37 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 26.67 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 27 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 27.41 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 27.86 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.32 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 28.75 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 29.18 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 29.58 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 29.96 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.33 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 30.7 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 31.09 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.52 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.94 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.23 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 32.44 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.69 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 32.96 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.24 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.66 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.19 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 34.73 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.29 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 35.72 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.91 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.97 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 36 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.05 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.16 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.31 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.5 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.71 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.99 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.38 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.83 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 38.31 | +1.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 38.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 38.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -26.6% | 19.34 | 14.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.5 | 22.42 | 24.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.91 | 12.62 | 21.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.6 | 12.9 | 21.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5 | 23.36 | 27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.32 | 27.41 | 31.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.96 | 31.52 | 34.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.06 | 35.29 | 36.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.63 | 36.99 | 38.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 66 Gibraltar 38.88 compare
- 67 Saint Barthelemy 38.81 compare
- 68 Ireland 38.42 compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 38.3 compare
- 71 Curacao 38.23 compare
- 72 United States 38.02 compare
More reference data data for Macao
- 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) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Macao?
- Median age in Macao was 38.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 38.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.62 in 1965.
- How does Macao rank for median age?
- Macao ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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