Macao Population (LIVE)

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China, Macao SAR Population (1950 - 2025)

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 721,551 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • China, Macao SAR 2025 population is estimated at 722,007 people at mid-year.
  • China, Macao SAR population is equivalent to 0.0088% 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 24,067 per Km² (62,333 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 30 Km² (12 sq. miles).
  • 97.14% of the population is urban (701,381 people in 2025)
  • The median age in China, Macao SAR is 39.6 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 (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Macao
Global
Rank
2025 722,007 0.24% 1,745 −328 39.6 0.69 24,067 97.1% 701,381 0.0088% 8,231,613,070 167
2024 720,262 0.89% 6,350 1,620 38.9 0.68 24,009 96% 691,748 0.0088% 8,161,972,572 167
2023 713,912 1.36% 9,556 8,807 38.3 0.66 23,797 95.5% 681,876 0.0088% 8,091,734,930 167
2022 704,356 1.55% 10,645 8,748 37.8 0.66 23,479 95.4% 671,858 0.0088% 8,021,407,192 167
2020 683,067 1.88% 12,178 8,842 37 0.86 22,769 95.4% 651,875 0.0087% 7,887,001,292 167
2015 622,179 2.03% 11,875 7,533 36 1.14 20,739 96.6% 600,942 0.0083% 7,470,491,872 168
2010 562,806 2.58% 13,479 10,079 35.3 1.05 18,760 95.4% 536,969 0.0080% 7,021,732,148 167
2005 495,411 2.53% 11,620 11,544 33 0.86 16,514 97.4% 482,559 0.0075% 6,586,970,132 168
2000 437,309 1.87% 7,723 4,775 31.5 0.93 14,577 97.9% 427,979 0.0071% 6,171,702,993 170
1995 398,693 2.57% 9,514 4,396 29.6 1.37 13,290 96.7% 385,339 0.0069% 5,758,878,982 172
1990 351,123 3.81% 11,969 6,251 27.4 1.71 11,704 97.7% 343,119 0.0066% 5,327,803,110 173
1985 291,277 3.43% 9,036 5,601 25.8 2.23 9,709 96.8% 281,813 0.0060% 4,868,943,465 173
1980 246,097 1.9% 4,431 3,290 23.4 1.73 8,203 95.3% 234,592 0.0055% 4,447,606,236 174
1975 223,940 −2.75% −6,691 4,428 14.8 1.55 7,465 0.0055% 4,070,735,277 172
1970 257,396 −0.63% −1,647 5,733 17 2.08 8,580 92.8% 238,887 0.0070% 3,694,683,794 169
1965 265,631 8.92% 18,463 −5,424 12.6 3.62 8,854 73.6% 195,462 0.0080% 3,334,533,703 166
1960 173,315 −2.37% −4,425 −8,727 21.9 4.96 5,777 92.3% 159,892 0.0057% 3,015,470,894 171
1955 195,442 −0.12% −242 −8,593 23.5 5.26 6,515 93.2% 182,204 0.0071% 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).

China, Macao SAR Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Macao
Global
Rank
2030 726,723 0.13% 943 681 43.1 0.74 24,224 0.0085% 8,569,124,911 167
2035 723,756 −0.08% −593 −146 46.6 0.79 24,125 0.0081% 8,885,210,181 168
2040 706,891 −0.47% −3,373 227 50.2 0.83 23,563 0.0077% 9,177,190,203 170
2045 688,798 −0.52% −3,619 1,456 53.5 0.87 22,960 0.0073% 9,439,639,668 170
2050 668,860 −0.59% −3,988 1,014 56.2 0.91 22,295 0.0069% 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

Life Expectancy
83.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
2.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
3.3

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The China, Macao SAR Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of China, Macao SAR delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of China, Macao SAR (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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.