Population, total, annual growth rate in Macao
Macao: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.1601 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.1601 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 113.3%
World rank
184th
of 218 countries
All-time high
23.89 % change on previous year
in 1964
All-time low
-3.88 % change on previous year
in 1971
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Population, total, annual growth rate in Macao, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Macao stood at -0.1601 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 113.3% on the previous year and down 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Macao peaked at 23.89 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -3.88 % change on previous year, in 1971.
Macao ranks 184th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Macao, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +55985.0% |
| 1963 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 23.89 % change on previous year | +882.4% |
| 1965 | 17.72 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1966 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1967 | -0.958 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1968 | -0.9561 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1969 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8186 % change on previous year | -180.4% |
| 1971 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -574.4% |
| 1972 | -0.9499 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1973 | -0.9182 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1974 | -0.9267 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1975 | -0.9769 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1976 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1977 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1978 | -0.2361 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -610.3% |
| 1980 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1981 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 4.02 % change on previous year | +87.2% |
| 1983 | 5.75 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 1984 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 1986 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +66.4% |
| 1988 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +64.6% |
| 1992 | 5.47 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1994 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -55.0% |
| 1997 | 0.53 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1998 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +126.1% |
| 1999 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7487 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7664 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +111.0% |
| 2005 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 2006 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2009 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3738 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 2011 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +527.7% |
| 2012 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
| 2013 | 4.23 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 5.03 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 2017 | -0.6284 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 2018 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -357.7% |
| 2019 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.4231 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 2022 | -0.7619 % change on previous year | +80.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2215 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +445.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1601 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's -0.1601 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4491 % change on previous year. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's -0.1601 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6431 % change on previous year. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +55985.0% | 0.0046 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year |
| 1964 | +882.4% | 2.43 % change on previous year | 23.89 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +610.3% | -0.2361 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -574.4% | 0.8186 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +527.7% | 0.3738 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +445.5% | 0.2215 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 23.89 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.8084 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.89 % change on previous year | 5.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 0.53 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 % change on previous year | -0.6284 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3464 % change on previous year | -0.7619 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 181 Bulgaria -0.1261 % change on previous year compare
- 182 South Korea -0.1285 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Slovakia -0.1523 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mauritius -0.1638 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Romania -0.1653 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Czechia -0.166 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled 1.06 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Macao?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Macao was -0.1601 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 23.89 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.88 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Macao rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Macao ranks 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.