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 Users ('000) Male
Female Internet Users ('000)
Male Female
Computer Users ('000) Male
Female
.. Not applicable p.p. Percentage point
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51.0 46.8 53.2
52.8 53.0
7.1 331.8
13.2
24.0 -42.3
178.5 97.9 94.6
23.7 197.5
2.1
7.6
3.5
3.7 0.4
-0.4
47.0 86.5 248.8
278.6
51.8
83.8 4.6
2.7 -0.2 0.2 0.8 1.7 -1.8 5.5
527.4
Changes in Information Technology Usage in Household Sector
157.5
163.3 49.1 50.9
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2.0 -5.4 0.8 3.3 1.0 89.6
143.0 96.9
4.4 -3.9
62.9
91.7 59.6
5.8 63.5
62.4
10.2
92.7 577.3
85.2
73.6 67.8
9.1 3.9
100.0 100.0
92.3
194.4 1.6
175.4 90.2
182.3
67.0 18.1
Difference (p.p.) Percentage of Total (%)
2019 2018
Change 2018 (%)
2019
-10.5 3.3 41.6
165.9 138.8
2.9
75.6
..
275.5
318.5 307.0
149.3 93.1
93.9 94.8
1.9 46.4
53.6
47.2 293.8
5.0
62.7 76.1
117.5
In 2019, number of households using the Internet increased by 6,900 year-on-year to 182,300, accounting for 92.3% of the total households.
Number of households using fibre optic broadband connection continued to rise, up by 18.1% year-on-year to 138,800, taking up 76.1% of the total households using the Internet. The proportion of households using mobile broadband to access the Internet (178,500) grew by 3.3 percentage points to 97.9%, indicating that only a small number of households never use mobile broadband at home.
With an increase of 10.2% in the number of households having tablets (93,900), the proportion of households having computer equipment rose by 2.0 percentage points year-on-year to 75.6%, with 149,300 households. Households with laptops (94,800) and tablets (93,900) increased by 5.8% and 10.2% respectively year-on-year, while those with desktop computers (93,100) dropped by 3.9%.
554.0 260.2 594.0
270.4
49.1
SURVEY ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USAGE IN THE HOUSEHOLD SECTOR
320.7
-0.2 168.7
163.0
50.8 Government of Macao Special Administrative Region
2019
Statistics and Census Service
79.0
77.9
75.8
73.6
75.6 86.3
88.6 88.1
90.2
92.3
70 75 80 85 90 95
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
%
year
Households with computer equipment Households using the Internet 統 計 暨 普 查 局
•
Total ('000) 3-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54
≥ 55
Internet Users by Educational Attainment
•
•
Tertiary Education
2｜
260.2 86.5
67.1 98.0
99.2 98.8
1.0
49.3 98.6
95.5
66.1 94.1 98.0
98.2
Survey on Information Technology Usage in the Household Sector 1.7
1.7 Total
29.1
69.0
Purpose of Using the Internet Senior Secondary
Education
174.0
161.8
Regarding purpose of using the Internet, most of the Internet users used the Internet for Communication (96.1%) and Online Entertainment (85.7%), with the respective proportions rising by 1.7 and 3.8 percentage points year-on-year. The proportion for Reading or Downloading Newspapers (54.8%) went up by 8.8 percentage points.
Internet users with tertiary education totalled 161,800, up by 8.0%
year-on-year; the Internet penetration rate stood at 98.6%, a rise of 1.7 percentage points. In addition, the rate for Internet users with junior secondary education rose by 3.5 percentage points to 89.7%.
2019 95.1
98.6
122.1 65.4 62.5
3.7
Penetration Rate (%)
2019 2018
554.0
22.0 26.5
96.1 86.2
Persons ('000 )
83.8 2.7
554.0
Primary Education and Lower Junior Secondary Education
86.5
89.7
Difference (p.p.)
2.9
3.5
6.6 6.9
2.1 2.2
7.7 7.2 99.4
Female Female
2.7
100.0
2.0
1.9 1.1
2.8 -5.3
97.9
72.2 5.3
Male
66.5 2.2
Total Male
Internet Users by Gender and Age Group
Female
Total Male Difference (p.p.)
Internet users aged 3 and above totalled 554,000, an increase of 5.0% year-on-year, and the Internet penetration rate rose by 2.7 percentage points to 86.5%. The Internet penetration rates for males and females were 87.3% and 85.8% respectively, up by 3.5 and 2.0 percentage points.
The Internet penetration rates for the population aged 45-54 and 35-44 were 95.5% and 98.6% respectively, up by 6.9 and 2.2 percentage points year-on- year. In addition, 69.0% of the population aged 55 and above used the Internet, representing a rise of 5.3 percentage points.
As regards frequency of using the Internet, 93.5% of the Internet users used the Internet daily, an increase of 1.8 percentage points year-on-year.
Penetration Rate (%)
293.8
0.3
87.3 3.5
-1.4 85.8
67.7 69.0
97.8 Total
96.9 93.4 48.5
122.6
53.5
91.6 54.5
59.2 108.5
62.0
60.7 61.9
37.2 33.0
120.6 1.0 0.8
145.1 154.6
123.9
218.3
474.9
532.3
441.0
303.7
134.6
110.3 95.3
177.8
432.0
497.7
419.6
242.5
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
2019 2018
Online Shopping
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｜3 About 97.5% of the Internet users accessed the Internet at home, down by 0.3 percentage points year-on-year; meanwhile, the proportion of those accessing the Internet at any location via mobile phone went up by 1.3 percentage points to 94.5%.
The reference period of Information Technology Usage refers to the three months prior to the date of interview.
Device for Accessing the Internet 92.6
24.6 10.2 Electronic Products
95.3 123.9
Mobile phone users aged 3 and above totalled 594,000, an increase of 2.9% year-on-year. Mobile phone owners totalled 576,800, accounting for 90.0% of the population aged 3 and above.
The proportion of Internet users using mobile phones to access the Internet (94.5%) expanded by 1.3 percentage points year-on-year, and the share of those using laptops/tablets (35.6%) grew by 0.1 percentage point. On the other hand, the proportion of Internet users using desktop computers (31.4%) fell by 1.7 percentage points.
Travel Services Others
In 2019, there were 123,900 Internet users who shopped online, up by 30.0% year-on-year; those who purchased Travel Services surged by 66.2% to 24,600.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, median online shopping spending stayed the same year-on-year at MOP 1,000. Median spending on Electronic Products dropped by 23.1% to MOP 1,000 whereas that on Clothing & Footwear, Handbags, etc. remained unchanged (MOP 1,000). Meanwhile, median spending on Travel Services rose by 12.5% to MOP 4,500.
Clothing & Footwear, Handbags, etc.
75.0
1,000 35.9
15.6 21.2
A sample size of 2,100 residential units was selected and the observation units are individuals aged 3 and above living in these units. In the sample, a total of 1,973 units were occupied, comprising 1,409 successful interviews, 64 refusals and 500 non-contacts; the response rate was 71.4%.
Computer users totalled 331,800 and the computer penetration rate rose by 0.8 percentage points year-on-year to 51.8%.
Internet Penetration Rate:
1,000 30.0
Total
Median Spending
(MOP) Change
(%) 2019
('000 Persons)
2018 ('000 Persons)
Survey on Information Technology Usage in the Household Sector Explanatory Notes
2019
1,000
4,500 1,000 23.5
66.2 7.4 9.5
Location of Accessing the Internet 14.8
Figures may not add up to the totals due to rounding.
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 Survey on Information Technology Usage in the Household Sector was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2019 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 types of online shopping.
Computer Penetration Rate:
Mobile Phone Penetration Rate:
97.5
40.3
9.7
94.5 97.8
43.9
9.6
93.2
0 20 40 60 80 100
Home Workplace School Any
Location (via Mobile Phone)
%
2019 2018
31.4 35.6
94.5
33.1 35.5
93.2
0 20 40 60 80 100
Desktop Computer Laptop Mobile Phone
%
2019 2018
