Principal Indicators
Total No. of Households ('000) Households Using the Internet
Fixed Broadband Mobile Broadband Fibre Optic Broadband
Households with Computer Equipment Desktop Computer
Laptop Tablet
Mobile Phone Owners ('000) Male
Female
Mobile Phone Users ('000) Male
Female Internet Users ('000)
Male Female
Computer Users ('000) Male
Female
.. Not applicable p.p. Percentage point
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SURVEY ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE IN THE HOUSEHOLD SECTOR
331.8
0.2 153.1
163.3
48.4
2020
566.3 262.5 606.6
275.5
50.8 147.8
2.1
72.2
..
279.8
326.8 318.5
144.1 78.4
93.3 96.0
1.6 46.1
53.9
47.0 303.8
2.2
63.5 80.5
138.8
In 2020, number of households using the Internet increased by 1,200 year-on-year to 183,500, accounting for 91.9% of the total households.
Number of households using fibre optic broadband connection continued to rise, up by 6.5% year-on-year to 147,800, taking up 80.5% of the total households using the Internet. The proportion of households using mobile broadband to access the Internet (179,800) grew by 0.1 percentage point year-on-year to 98.0%, which indicated a growing prevalence of mobile broadband usage among households.
There were 144,100 households with computer equipment, which accounted for 72.2% of the total households, down by 3.4 percentage points year-on-year. Households with laptops (96,000) increased by 1.3% year-on-year, while those with desktop computers (78,400) and tablets (93,300) decreased by 15.8% and 0.6% respectively.
4.4 0.7
100.0 100.0
91.9
197.5 1.1
182.3 92.3
183.5
76.1 6.5
Difference (p.p.) Percentage of Total (%)
2020 2019
Change 2019 (%)
2020
-4.6 0.1 24.0
178.5
-3.4 -8.0 3.1 1.8
1.1 94.8
149.3 93.1
-3.5 -15.8
64.7
92.7 62.9
1.3 66.6
54.4
-0.6
93.8 594.0
93.9
75.6 62.4
49.1 51.6
•
-4.6
2.6 0.3
-0.3
46.4 87.5 260.2
293.8
48.9
86.5 0.9
1.0 -0.6 0.6 -2.9 -2.4 2.5 3.4
554.0
Changes in Information Technology Usage in Household Sector
168.7 163.0
8.6
15.7 -34.6
179.8 98.0 97.9
13.2 199.7
-0.4
0.7
51.8 46.4 53.6
53.0 53.6
-9.2 316.4
316.4 311.3 1.6 54.1 54.0 0.1
584.4 576.8 1.3 90.3 90.0 0.3
268.0 265.5 0.9 45.9 46.0 -0.1
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
77.9
75.8
73.6
75.6
72.2
88.6 88.1
90.2
92.3 91.9
70 75 80 85 90 95
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
%
year
Households with computer equipment Households using the Internet 統 計 暨 普 查 局
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Total ('000) 3-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54
≥ 55
Internet Users by Educational Attainment
•
•
Tertiary Education - Absolute value equals zero
2｜
98.6 95.1 52.8
136.0
55.6
90.5 54.6
66.7 113.0
56.9
66.5 69.5
35.9 30.6
117.2 0.1 1.6
0.9 3.4
86.9
71.1 72.1
99.4 Total
303.8
-0.8 88.2
Total Male
Internet Users by Gender and Age Group
Female
Total Male Difference (p.p.)
Internet users totalled 566,300, an increase of 2.2% year-on-year; the Internet penetration rate rose by 1.0 percentage point to 87.5%. The Internet penetration rates for males and females were 88.2% and 86.9% respectively, up by 0.9 and 1.1 percentage points.
The Internet penetration rates for the population aged 25-34 and 15-24 were 98.7% and 99.3% respectively, up by 0.7 and 0.1 percentage points year-on- year. In addition, 73.2% of the population aged 55 and above used the Internet, representing a 4.2 percentage point growth.
As regards frequency of using the Internet, 93.6% of the Internet users used the Internet daily, an increase of 0.1 percentage point year-on-year.
Penetration Rate (%)
69.9 3.1
0.4 -0.8
-1.3 -0.7
-2.9 4.6 98.1
Female Female
1.0
99.2
1.1
0.6 0.1
-0.4 3.4
95.0
76.8 4.2
Male 566.3
25.1 27.7
111.5 89.7
Persons ('000 )
86.5 1.0
566.3
Primary Education and Lower Junior Secondary Education
87.5
92.7
Difference (p.p.)
3.8
3.0 73.2
Purpose of Using the Internet Senior Secondary
Education
147.6
172.7
Regarding purpose of using the Internet, most of the Internet users used the Internet for Communication (95.9%) and Online Entertainment (83.9%), albeit year-on-year decreases of 0.2 and 1.8 percentage points in the respective shares. Meanwhile, the proportion for E-banking (51.0%) went up by 11.6 percentage points.
Internet users with tertiary education totalled 172,700, up by 6.7%
year-on-year; the Internet penetration rate stood at 98.6%, the same as in 2019. Meanwhile, the rate for Internet users with primary education and lower rose by 3.8 percentage points to 69.2%.
2020 94.0
98.6
134.6 69.2 65.4
4.0
Penetration Rate (%)
2020 2019
262.5 87.5
61.6 98.7
99.3 99.4
0.7
46.3 97.9
94.7
70.1 94.5 98.1
97.8
Survey on Information Technology Usage in the Household Sector -1.1
- Total
26.3
161.5 166.9
145.0
288.8
475.2
543.3
462.3
290.7
145.1 154.6
123.9
218.3
474.9
532.3
441.0
303.7
0 100 200 300 400 500
Training and Education
Browsing Websites of the Government of Macao SAR
Online Purchase of Goods
& Services
E-banking Online
Entertainment
Communication Search for Information
Reading or Downloading Newspapers, Magazines, etc.
'000 persons
2020 2019
Online Shopping
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Internet Users
×100%
Computer Users
×100%
Population aged 3 and above
Population aged 3 and above Mobile Phone Users
×100%
Population aged 3 and above
Data collection for the Survey on Information Technology Usage in the Household Sector was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2020 through a supplementary questionnaire of the Employment Survey.
Multiple answers were allowed on: the types of computer equipment and Internet connection; the purpose, device and location for accessing the Internet; and the types of online shopping.
Computer Penetration Rate:
Mobile Phone Penetration Rate:
Survey on Information Technology Usage in the Household Sector Explanatory Notes
2020
1,000
2,000 1,000 21.9
-67.5 79.4 10.2
Location of Accessing the Internet 24.6
Change (%) 2020
('000 Persons)
2019 ('000 Persons)
1,000 17.0
Total
Median Spending
(MOP)
There were 97.1% of the Internet users who accessed the Internet at home, down by 0.4 percentage points year-on-year; meanwhile, the proportion of those accessing the Internet at any location via mobile phone remained unchanged at 94.5%.
The reference period for information technology usage refers to the three months prior to the date of interview.
Device for Accessing the Internet 112.9
8.0 18.3 Electronic Products
123.9 145.0
Mobile phone users totalled 606,600, an increase of 2.1% year-on-year. Mobile phone owners totalled 584,400, accounting for 90.3% of the total population.
The proportion of Internet users using mobile phones to access the Internet stayed the same year-on-year, at 94.5%. On the other hand, the shares of Internet users using laptops/tablets (33.3%) and desktop computers (28.5%) dropped by 2.3 and 2.9 percentage points respectively.
Travel Services Others
In 2020, there were 145,000 Internet users who shopped online, up by 17.0% year-on-year. Those who purchased Travel Services tumbled by 67.5% year-on-year to 8,000.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, median online shopping spending was MOP 1,000, the same as in the corresponding quarter of 2019.
Median spending on Electronic Products (MOP1,200) rose by 20.0%
year-on-year, whereas that on Clothing & Footwear, Handbags, etc.
(MOP1,000) remained unchanged. Meanwhile, median spending on Travel Services fell markedly by 55.6% to MOP2,000.
Clothing & Footwear, Handbags, etc.
92.6
1,200 27.8
21.2 27.1
A sample size of 2,100 residential units was selected and individuals aged 3 and above living in these units were covered in the survey. In the sample, a total of 1,968 units were occupied, comprising 1,620 successful interviews, 27 refusals and 321 non-contacts; the response rate was 82.3%.
Computer users totalled 316,400 and the computer penetration rate dropped by 2.9 percentage points year-on-year to 48.9%.
Internet Penetration Rate:
97.1
44.0
10.9
94.5 97.5
40.3
9.7
94.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
Home Workplace School Any
Location (via Mobile Phone)
%
2020 2019
28.5 33.3
94.5
31.4 35.6
94.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
Desktop Computer Laptop/Tablet Mobile Phone
%
2020 2019
