Macao Population (LIVE)

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Macao Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (also referred as Macau) is 720,725 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • China, Macao SAR 2024 population is estimated at 720,262 people at mid year.
  • China, Macao SAR population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Macao ranks number 167 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in China, Macao SAR is 24009 per Km2 (62,182 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 30 Km2 (12 sq. miles).
  • 96.0 % of the population is urban (691,748 people in 2024).
  • The median age in China, Macao SAR is 38.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of China, Macao SAR (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMacao
Global Rank
2024 720,262 0.89 % 6,350 1,620 38.9 0.68 24,009 96.0 % 691,748 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 167
2023 713,912 1.36 % 9,556 8,807 38.3 0.66 23,797 95.5 % 681,876 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 167
2022 704,356 1.43 % 9,954 8,748 37.8 0.66 23,479 95.4 % 671,858 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 167
2020 683,067 1.80 % 12,093 8,842 37.0 0.86 22,769 95.4 % 651,875 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 167
2015 622,179 2.03 % 11,875 7,533 36.0 1.14 20,739 96.6 % 600,942 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 168
2010 562,806 2.58 % 13,479 10,079 35.3 1.05 18,760 95.4 % 536,969 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 167
2005 495,411 2.53 % 11,620 11,544 33.0 0.86 16,514 97.4 % 482,559 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 168
2000 437,309 1.87 % 7,7234,775 31.5 0.93 14,577 97.9 % 427,979 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 170
1995 398,693 2.57 % 9,514 4,396 29.6 1.37 13,290 96.7 % 385,339 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 172
1990 351,123 3.81 % 11,969 6,251 27.4 1.71 11,704 97.7 % 343,119 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 173
1985 291,277 3.43 % 9,036 5,601 25.8 2.24 9,709 96.8 % 281,813 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 173
1980 246,097 1.90 % 4,431 3,290 23.4 1.73 8,203 95.3 % 234,592 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 174
1975 223,940 -2.75 % -6,691 4,428 14.8 1.55 7,465 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 172
1970 257,396 -0.63 % -1,647 5,733 17.0 2.08 8,580 92.8 % 238,887 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 169
1965 265,631 8.92 % 18,463 -5,424 12.6 3.62 8,854 73.6 % 195,462 0.01 % 3,334,533,703 167
1960 173,315 -2.37 % -4,425 -8,727 21.9 4.96 5,777 92.3 % 159,892 0.01 % 3,015,470,894 171
1955 195,442 -0.12 % -242 -8,593 23.5 5.26 6,515 93.2 % 182,204 0.01 % 2,740,213,792 167
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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China, Macao SAR Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMacao
Global Rank
2025 722,007 1.12 % 7,788 -328 39.6 0.69 24,067 97.1 % 701,381 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 167
2030 726,723 0.13 % 943 681 43.1 0.74 24,224 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 167
2035 723,756 -0.08 % -593 -146 46.6 0.79 24,125 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 168
2040 706,891 -0.47 % -3,373 227 50.2 0.83 23,563 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 170
2045 688,798 -0.52 % -3,619 1,456 53.5 0.87 22,960 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 170
2050 668,860 -0.59 % -3,988   56.2 0.91 22,295 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 170
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Macao Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of China, Macao SAR
Life Expectancy
83.23 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
2.6
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
3.4
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Macao

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Macau 649,335
2 Taipa 112,051
3 Luhuan 36,384

See also

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Notes

The China, Macao SAR Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (also referred as Macau) delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of China, Macao SAR (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Macao in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.