Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Macao

Share of population aged 65 and over in Macao in 2025 — 15.1%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 9.9 pp.

2025 15.1% +0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 217
Period maximum 15.1%2025
Period minimum 3.9%1965

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Macao, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5.2%1962: 5.3%1964: 4.4%1966: 4%1968: 4.2%1970: 4.5%1972: 4%1974: 10.8%1976: 10%1978: 9%1980: 7.9%1982: 7.5%1984: 7.3%1986: 7%1988: 6.7%1990: 6.5%1992: 6.6%1994: 6.7%1996: 6.9%1998: 7%2000: 7.1%2002: 7.2%2004: 7%2006: 6.9%2008: 6.8%2010: 7%2012: 7.5%2014: 8.2%2016: 9%2018: 10%2020: 11.3%2022: 12.7%2024: 14.3%2025: 15.1%
Change over the period: +9.9 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Macao

Macao 15.1%
World 10.4%
Eastern Asia computed 16.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.1 +0.8 pp
2024 14.3 +0.8 pp
2023 13.5 +0.7 pp
2022 12.7 +0.7 pp
2021 12 +0.7 pp
2020 11.3 +0.7 pp
2019 10.6 +0.6 pp
2018 10 +0.5 pp
2017 9.5 +0.5 pp
2016 9 +0.4 pp
2015 8.6 +0.4 pp
2014 8.2 +0.4 pp
2013 7.8 +0.3 pp
2012 7.5 +0.3 pp
2011 7.2 +0.2 pp
2010 7 +0.1 pp
2009 6.8 +0 pp
2008 6.8 −0 pp
2007 6.8 −0.1 pp
2006 6.9 −0.1 pp
2005 6.9 −0.1 pp
2004 7 −0.1 pp
2003 7.1 −0.1 pp
2002 7.2 −0 pp
2001 7.2 +0 pp
2000 7.1 +0.1 pp
1999 7.1 +0.1 pp
1998 7 +0.1 pp
1997 6.9 +0.1 pp
1996 6.9 +0.1 pp
1995 6.8 +0.1 pp
1994 6.7 +0.1 pp
1993 6.7 +0.1 pp
1992 6.6 +0.1 pp
1991 6.5 −0 pp
1990 6.5 −0.1 pp
1989 6.6 −0.1 pp
1988 6.7 −0.2 pp
1987 6.9 −0.1 pp
1986 7 −0.1 pp
1985 7.2 −0.1 pp
1984 7.3 −0.1 pp
1983 7.4 −0.1 pp
1982 7.5 −0.1 pp
1981 7.6 −0.3 pp
1980 7.9 −0.5 pp
1979 8.4 −0.6 pp
1978 9 −0.5 pp
1977 9.5 −0.5 pp
1976 10 −0.4 pp
1975 10.4 −0.4 pp
1974 10.8 +3.9 pp
1973 6.9 +2.9 pp
1972 4 −0.4 pp
1971 4.4 −0.1 pp
1970 4.5 +0.1 pp
1969 4.4 +0.2 pp
1968 4.2 +0.1 pp
1967 4.1 +0.1 pp
1966 4 +0.1 pp
1965 3.9 −0.5 pp
1964 4.4 −0.9 pp
1963 5.3 −0 pp
1962 5.3 −0.1 pp
1961 5.3 +0.1 pp
1960 5.2

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.