Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Macao

Population aged 65 and over in Macao in 2025 — 103,535 people. Ranked 155 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,051.2%.

2025 103,535 people +5.62% vs 2024
World rank 155of 217
Period maximum 103,535 people2025
Period minimum 8,994 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Macao, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,994 people1962: 9,371 people1964: 9,865 people1966: 10,517 people1968: 10,916 people1970: 11,566 people1972: 9,700 people1974: 25,965 people1976: 23,499 people1978: 20,910 people1980: 18,981 people1982: 19,026 people1984: 20,581 people1986: 20,812 people1988: 21,274 people1990: 21,889 people1992: 24,401 people1994: 26,722 people1996: 28,558 people1998: 29,611 people2000: 30,745 people2002: 31,417 people2004: 31,979 people2006: 34,254 people2008: 36,740 people2010: 37,394 people2012: 42,314 people2014: 50,916 people2016: 58,960 people2018: 66,020 people2020: 77,530 people2022: 86,302 people2024: 98,024 people2025: 103,535 people
Change over the period: +94,541 (+1,051.16%) Average annual rate: 3.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Macao 103,535 people
World 855M people
East Asia & Pacific 333M people
Eastern Asia computed 263M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 103,535 +5,511 +5.62%
2024 98,024 +6,525 +7.13%
2023 91,499 +5,197 +6.02%
2022 86,302 +4,173 +5.08%
2021 82,129 +4,599 +5.93%
2020 77,530 +6,155 +8.62%
2019 71,375 +5,355 +8.11%
2018 66,020 +4,423 +7.18%
2017 61,597 +2,637 +4.47%
2016 58,960 +3,604 +6.51%
2015 55,356 +4,440 +8.72%
2014 50,916 +4,799 +10.41%
2013 46,117 +3,803 +8.99%
2012 42,314 +2,893 +7.34%
2011 39,421 +2,027 +5.42%
2010 37,394 +813 +2.22%
2009 36,581 −159 −0.43%
2008 36,740 +1,259 +3.55%
2007 35,481 +1,227 +3.58%
2006 34,254 +1,351 +4.11%
2005 32,903 +924 +2.89%
2004 31,979 +472 +1.5%
2003 31,507 +90 +0.29%
2002 31,417 +236 +0.76%
2001 31,181 +436 +1.42%
2000 30,745 +496 +1.64%
1999 30,249 +638 +2.15%
1998 29,611 +629 +2.17%
1997 28,982 +424 +1.48%
1996 28,558 +701 +2.52%
1995 27,857 +1,135 +4.25%
1994 26,722 +1,151 +4.5%
1993 25,571 +1,170 +4.79%
1992 24,401 +1,449 +6.31%
1991 22,952 +1,063 +4.86%
1990 21,889 +408 +1.9%
1989 21,481 +207 +0.97%
1988 21,274 +143 +0.68%
1987 21,131 +319 +1.53%
1986 20,812 +85 +0.41%
1985 20,727 +146 +0.71%
1984 20,581 +699 +3.52%
1983 19,882 +856 +4.5%
1982 19,026 +446 +2.4%
1981 18,580 −401 −2.11%
1980 18,981 −879 −4.43%
1979 19,860 −1,050 −5.02%
1978 20,910 −1,261 −5.69%
1977 22,171 −1,328 −5.65%
1976 23,499 −1,254 −5.07%
1975 24,753 −1,212 −4.67%
1974 25,965 +9,256 +55.4%
1973 16,709 +7,009 +72.26%
1972 9,700 −1,168 −10.75%
1971 10,868 −698 −6.03%
1970 11,566 +344 +3.07%
1969 11,222 +306 +2.8%
1968 10,916 +243 +2.28%
1967 10,673 +156 +1.48%
1966 10,517 +266 +2.59%
1965 10,251 +386 +3.91%
1964 9,865 +285 +2.97%
1963 9,580 +209 +2.23%
1962 9,371 +146 +1.58%
1961 9,225 +231 +2.57%
1960 8,994

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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