Macao: birth background and country comparison
- Population
- 719,000 people
- Annual births
- 4,515 births per year
- Life expectancy at birth
- 83.1 years
Macao: the share of annual births across the 172 places in this game dataset is 0.0034%. The population baseline is 719,000, and annual births total 4,515. These figures describe a shared starting context, not an individual's future.
A mixed-year snapshot covering 172 countries, not live statistics. Sources, missing values and limitations
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Comparing: Macao and India
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| Indicator | Macao | India |
|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople | 719,000 | 1,438,070,000 |
| Annual birthsbirths/year | 4,515 | 23,219,488 |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 83.1 | 72 |
| Under-five mortalityper 1,000 live births | 3 | 28 |
| Expected years of schoolingyears | 16 | 13 |
| GDP per capita (PPP)international dollars (PPP) | 104,815 | 8,871 |
| Life satisfactionscore, 0–10 | Not available | 4.05 |
How should I read these numbers?
Life expectancy and expected years of schooling describe populations, not an individual's lifespan or graduation date. Under-five mortality is per 1,000 live births, not a percentage. GDP per person at purchasing power parity is not salary. Reference years differ, so these rows do not establish causes or time trends.
More births does not mean the same population share
The two homepage sampling modes use different denominators. For the selected place (Macao), this table explains its weight in the dataset; it does not change your game settings.
| Sampling basis | Country baseline | Share of dataset |
|---|---|---|
| Annual births | 4,515 births per year | 0.0034% |
| Total population | 719,000 people | 0.0089% |
Denominators: 131,932,758 births per year or 8,078,638,000 people across the 172 countries in this dataset. Both modes start at age zero. You cannot choose your birth country. These model weights are not live global statistics or your personal birth odds.
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Population and families
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual births | 4,515 births per year |
| Population | 719,000 people |
| Urban population | 100% |
| Agricultural employment | 0% |
| Total fertility rate (births per woman) | 0.66 |
| Women aged 20–24 who married before age 18 (%) | 0.5% |
Education and living conditions
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita (PPP) | 104,815 international dollars |
| Gini index | 0.32 (0–1) |
| Expected years of schooling | 16 years |
| Gross tertiary enrolment | 100% |
| Internet use | 90% |
| Life satisfaction | Not available |
Health and model life expectancy
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.1 years |
| Female life expectancy (game estimate) | 85.3 years |
| Male life expectancy (game estimate) | 80.9 years |
| Under-five mortality | 3 per 1,000 live births |
| Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 2.3 per 1,000 live births |
| Maternal mortality | 3 per 100,000 live births |
Other health and safety background
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.4 per 100,000 people |
| Male tobacco use | 25% |
| Female tobacco use | 3% |
| Adult HIV prevalence (%) | 0.1% |
| Road traffic deaths (per 100,000 people) | 1.4 per 100,000 people |
| Out-of-pocket share of health expenditure (%) | 35% |
More country context
The reference model lists Hong Kong: country profile, Portugal: country profile and Australia: country profile as migration destinations associated with this place. These links describe model background, not current migration flows or immigration advice.
Compare other places
For another life-expectancy context, read United Arab Emirates: health and longevity. To compare a different share of annual births, explore births and population — Malta. Continue through all country baselines, or start a life in 1in8B to experience the model through a fictional life.
From the data to a life
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These historical records retain their own dates and definitions. Religion data can be decades old; hazards are possibilities, not annual odds. Source excerpts are in English.
Capital or administrative seat: Not recorded in this source.
Religion in the source record
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folk religion 58.9%, Buddhist 17.3%, Christian 7.2%, other 1.2%, none 15.4% (2020 est.)
Urban areas in the source record
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682,000 Macau (2023)
Organized violence within country borders, 2023–24
This country or territory is not covered by both selected country-year rows.
These are historical event records, not a current safety assessment. A recorded event is not itself an active-war classification; no recorded event does not establish peace.
Reference snapshot retrieved 29 October 2026. World Factbook / factbook.json (CC0)
Sources and interpretation
The existing baseline draws on UN World Population Prospects 2024 and World Bank development indicators, among other public statistics. It combines different reference years; individual observation years and estimation flags were not retained. Consult the original series before using these figures for research or current decisions.
The supplementary indicators retain values from a reference model. Some missing observations in the original model may have been replaced with regional averages; affected values are not individually flagged. Individual values have not all been checked against the original statistical agencies. These are not current live measurements.
For definitions and source context, consult UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UNAIDS HIV data, WHO road safety and health expenditure data, and World Happiness Report. These are source-lineage references, not a claim that every value matches the current series.
The dataset covers 172 places. Birth shares are calculated within this covered set, not from a complete live global census. Missing values remain missing. Gross tertiary enrolment can exceed 100%; GDP at PPP is not a salary, and the Gini index here uses a 0–1 scale. Game estimates are not official forecasts.
For the underlying values and units, download the baseline data. The file contains the baseline used to generate these pages.