Fertility Rate: Macao
Macao's fertility rate is currently 0.582 births per woman as of 2024. # Macao Fertility Rate Macao's fertility rate stands at 0.
Current (2024)
0.582 births per woman
-0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
4.957 births per woman
Low (2024)
0.582 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Macao
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Macao
Analysis# Macao Fertility Rate
Macao's fertility rate stands at 0.582 births per woman in 2024, representing one of the world's lowest demographic levels. The region has experienced a dramatic 88.3% decline since 1960, when the fertility rate peaked at 4.957 births per woman. From that peak through the present, Macao transitioned from a high-fertility society to one facing significant population aging and contraction.
The steepest decline accelerated after 2015, when the rate was 1.142 births per woman. Over the following nine years, fertility fell by nearly half, dropping to 0.582 by 2024. This sustained downward trajectory reflects urbanization, increased female workforce participation, rising education levels, and delayed childbearing patterns characteristic of developed Asian economies. Without substantial migration inflows or policy shifts supporting family formation, Macao's fertility rate will likely remain among the lowest globally.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.582 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 2023 | 0.586 births per woman | -13.82% |
| 2022 | 0.68 births per woman | -10.05% |
| 2021 | 0.756 births per woman | -10.11% |
| 2020 | 0.841 births per woman | -6.45% |
| 2019 | 0.899 births per woman | -1.75% |
| 2018 | 0.915 births per woman | -10.38% |
| 2017 | 1.021 births per woman | -10.28% |
| 2016 | 1.138 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 2015 | 1.142 births per woman | -6.70% |
| 2014 | 1.224 births per woman | +6.43% |
| 2013 | 1.15 births per woman | -15.25% |
| 2012 | 1.357 births per woman | +18.00% |
| 2011 | 1.15 births per woman | +7.48% |
| 2010 | 1.07 births per woman | +6.57% |
| 2009 | 1.004 births per woman | +2.55% |
| 2008 | 0.979 births per woman | -2.88% |
| 2007 | 1.008 births per woman | +5.66% |
| 2006 | 0.954 births per woman | +4.61% |
| 2005 | 0.912 births per woman | +6.67% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.855 births per woman | +2.15% |
| 2003 | 0.837 births per woman | +2.95% |
| 2002 | 0.813 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 2001 | 0.818 births per woman | -12.33% |
| 2000 | 0.933 births per woman | -8.98% |
| 1999 | 1.025 births per woman | -7.91% |
| 1998 | 1.113 births per woman | -7.63% |
| 1997 | 1.205 births per woman | -6.44% |
| 1996 | 1.288 births per woman | -5.78% |
| 1995 | 1.367 births per woman | -4.47% |
| 1994 | 1.431 births per woman | -2.72% |
| 1993 | 1.471 births per woman | -4.91% |
| 1992 | 1.547 births per woman | -4.21% |
| 1991 | 1.615 births per woman | -5.50% |
| 1990 | 1.709 births per woman | -5.58% |
| 1989 | 1.81 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1988 | 1.863 births per woman | -9.56% |
| 1987 | 2.06 births per woman | -5.89% |
| 1986 | 2.189 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 1985 | 2.235 births per woman | +4.20% |
| 1984 | 2.145 births per woman | +2.24% |
| 1983 | 2.098 births per woman | +5.32% |
| 1982 | 1.992 births per woman | +7.73% |
| 1981 | 1.849 births per woman | +6.82% |
| 1980 | 1.731 births per woman | +9.56% |
| 1979 | 1.58 births per woman | +10.88% |
| 1978 | 1.425 births per woman | +2.44% |
| 1977 | 1.391 births per woman | -2.73% |
| 1976 | 1.43 births per woman | -7.98% |
| 1975 | 1.554 births per woman | -10.23% |
| 1974 | 1.731 births per woman | -6.08% |
| 1973 | 1.843 births per woman | -5.00% |
| 1972 | 1.94 births per woman | -2.71% |
| 1971 | 1.994 births per woman | -4.27% |
| 1970 | 2.083 births per woman | -9.71% |
| 1969 | 2.307 births per woman | -11.54% |
| 1968 | 2.608 births per woman | -13.47% |
| 1967 | 3.014 births per woman | -9.13% |
| 1966 | 3.317 births per woman | -8.34% |
| 1965 | 3.619 births per woman | -8.22% |
| 1964 | 3.943 births per woman | -6.72% |
| 1963 | 4.227 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 1962 | 4.393 births per woman | -6.01% |
| 1961 | 4.674 births per woman | -5.71% |
| 1960 | 4.957 births per woman | — |
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