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Median age in Macao

Macao: Median age was 38.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
38.31 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
12.62 years
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Macao, 1950–2023

10203040195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Macao recorded 38.31 years 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 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.62 years, 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 years Change
1950 24.42 years —
1951 24.17 years -1.0%
1952 23.95 years -0.9%
1953 23.76 years -0.8%
1954 23.62 years -0.6%
1955 23.47 years -0.6%
1956 23.31 years -0.7%
1957 23.11 years -0.9%
1958 22.79 years -1.4%
1959 22.42 years -1.6%
1960 21.86 years -2.5%
1961 21.06 years -3.7%
1962 20.17 years -4.2%
1963 19.34 years -4.1%
1964 14.2 years -26.6%
1965 12.62 years -11.1%
1966 13.57 years +7.5%
1967 14.5 years +6.9%
1968 15.44 years +6.4%
1969 16.37 years +6.1%
1970 17.05 years +4.1%
1971 17.82 years +4.5%
1972 19.05 years +6.9%
1973 17.2 years -9.7%
1974 12.9 years -25.0%
1975 14.84 years +15.0%
1976 16.7 years +12.5%
1977 18.48 years +10.7%
1978 20.18 years +9.2%
1979 21.79 years +8.0%
1980 23.36 years +7.2%
1981 24.38 years +4.4%
1982 24.8 years +1.7%
1983 25.11 years +1.3%
1984 25.44 years +1.3%
1985 25.76 years +1.3%
1986 26.07 years +1.2%
1987 26.37 years +1.1%
1988 26.67 years +1.1%
1989 27 years +1.2%
1990 27.41 years +1.5%
1991 27.86 years +1.7%
1992 28.32 years +1.6%
1993 28.75 years +1.5%
1994 29.18 years +1.5%
1995 29.58 years +1.4%
1996 29.96 years +1.3%
1997 30.33 years +1.2%
1998 30.7 years +1.2%
1999 31.09 years +1.3%
2000 31.52 years +1.4%
2001 31.94 years +1.3%
2002 32.23 years +0.9%
2003 32.44 years +0.7%
2004 32.69 years +0.7%
2005 32.96 years +0.8%
2006 33.24 years +0.9%
2007 33.66 years +1.3%
2008 34.19 years +1.6%
2009 34.73 years +1.6%
2010 35.29 years +1.6%
2011 35.72 years +1.2%
2012 35.91 years +0.5%
2013 35.97 years +0.2%
2014 36 years +0.1%
2015 36.05 years +0.1%
2016 36.16 years +0.3%
2017 36.31 years +0.4%
2018 36.5 years +0.5%
2019 36.71 years +0.6%
2020 36.99 years +0.7%
2021 37.38 years +1.0%
2022 37.83 years +1.2%
2023 38.31 years +1.3%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 38.31 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 38.31 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 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.

YearChange FromTo
1964 -26.6% 19.34 years 14.2 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 23.5 years 22.42 years 24.42 years 10
1960s 16.91 years 12.62 years 21.86 years 10
1970s 17.6 years 12.9 years 21.79 years 10
1980s 25.5 years 23.36 years 27 years 10
1990s 29.32 years 27.41 years 31.09 years 10
2000s 32.96 years 31.52 years 34.73 years 10
2010s 36.06 years 35.29 years 36.71 years 10
2020s 37.63 years 36.99 years 38.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 66 Gibraltar 38.88 years compare
  2. 67 Saint Barthelemy 38.81 years compare
  3. 68 Ireland 38.42 years compare
  4. 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 38.3 years compare
  5. 71 Curacao 38.23 years compare
  6. 72 United States 38.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Macao?
Median age in Macao was 38.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 38.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 12.62 years 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.