Number of one year olds in Macao

Macao: Number of one year olds was 2,498 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,498
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7,446
in 1974
All-time low
891
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Macao, 1950–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Macao stood at 2,498.

The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Macao peaked at 7,446 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 891, in 1976.

That places Macao 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Number of one year olds in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Macao, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 2,341 —
1951 3,240 +38.4%
1952 3,931 +21.3%
1953 3,692 -6.1%
1954 3,360 -9.0%
1955 3,123 -7.1%
1956 2,925 -6.3%
1957 2,507 -14.3%
1958 2,301 -8.2%
1959 2,208 -4.0%
1960 1,884 -14.7%
1961 1,833 -2.7%
1962 2,188 +19.4%
1963 2,366 +8.1%
1964 2,939 +24.2%
1965 4,588 +56.1%
1966 3,943 -14.1%
1967 2,252 -42.9%
1968 2,138 -5.1%
1969 1,972 -7.8%
1970 1,771 -10.2%
1971 1,589 -10.3%
1972 1,012 -36.3%
1973 944 -6.7%
1974 7,446 +688.8%
1975 7,146 -4.0%
1976 891 -87.5%
1977 1,111 +24.7%
1978 1,287 +15.8%
1979 1,407 +9.3%
1980 1,452 +3.2%
1981 1,443 -0.6%
1982 1,718 +19.1%
1983 2,152 +25.3%
1984 2,432 +13.0%
1985 2,702 +11.1%
1986 2,974 +10.1%
1987 3,223 +8.4%
1988 3,386 +5.1%
1989 3,425 +1.2%
1990 3,330 -2.8%
1991 3,030 -9.0%
1992 2,925 -3.5%
1993 3,112 +6.4%
1994 3,098 -0.4%
1995 2,924 -5.6%
1996 2,780 -4.9%
1997 2,633 -5.3%
1998 2,451 -6.9%
1999 2,252 -8.1%
2000 2,089 -7.2%
2001 1,887 -9.7%
2002 1,732 -8.2%
2003 1,780 +2.8%
2004 1,852 +4.0%
2005 1,902 +2.7%
2006 1,974 +3.8%
2007 2,112 +7.0%
2008 2,269 +7.4%
2009 2,313 +1.9%
2010 2,291 -1.0%
2011 2,270 -0.9%
2012 2,501 +10.2%
2013 2,925 +17.0%
2014 3,122 +6.7%
2015 3,217 +3.0%
2016 3,334 +3.6%
2017 3,407 +2.2%
2018 3,366 -1.2%
2019 3,250 -3.4%
2020 3,240 -0.3%
2021 3,158 -2.5%
2022 2,855 -9.6%
2023 2,498 -12.5%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 2,498 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 22% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 2,498 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of one year olds 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
1974 +688.8% 944 7,446
1976 -87.5% 7,146 891

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,963 2,208 3,931 10
1960s 2,610 1,833 4,588 10
1970s 2,460 891 7,446 10
1980s 2,491 1,443 3,425 10
1990s 2,854 2,252 3,330 10
2000s 1,991 1,732 2,313 10
2010s 2,968 2,270 3,407 10
2020s 2,938 2,498 3,240 4

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 177 Brunei 3,022 compare
  2. 178 Maldives 2,865 compare
  3. 179 Samoa 2,662 compare
  4. 181 Iceland 2,299 compare
  5. 182 Bahamas 2,144 compare
  6. 183 Malta 2,104 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Macao?
Number of one year olds in Macao was 2,498 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 7,446 in 1974.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 891 in 1976.
How does Macao rank for number of one year olds?
Macao ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Macao data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
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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