Population, total in Macao
Macao: Population, total was 685,900 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
685,900
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
168th
of 218 countries
All-time high
687,000
in 2024
All-time low
173,315
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, total in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in Macao stood at 685,900.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Macao peaked at 687,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 173,315, in 1960.
Macao ranks 168th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, total in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 173,315 | — |
| 1961 | 173,323 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 177,810 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 182,135 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 225,655 | +23.9% |
| 1965 | 265,631 | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 262,942 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 260,423 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 257,933 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 255,306 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 257,396 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 247,400 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 245,050 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 242,800 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 240,550 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 238,200 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 235,600 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 232,950 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 232,400 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 235,200 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 239,650 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 244,800 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 254,650 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 269,300 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 282,850 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 289,700 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 296,050 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 306,850 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 316,000 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 325,100 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 334,950 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 351,650 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 370,900 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 384,000 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 396,800 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 409,300 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 415,100 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 417,300 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 422,300 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 427,400 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 430,600 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 433,900 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 438,400 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 443,600 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 454,700 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 473,500 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 498,900 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 520,900 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 540,700 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 535,000 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 537,000 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 549,600 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 567,900 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 591,900 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 621,700 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 642,900 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 652,500 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 648,400 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 658,900 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 672,000 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 685,400 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 682,500 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 677,300 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 678,800 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 687,000 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 685,900 | -0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 685,900 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 million, 23% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 685,900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.42 million, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223,447 | 173,315 | 265,631 | 10 |
| 1970s | 240,755 | 232,400 | 257,396 | 10 |
| 1980s | 282,495 | 239,650 | 325,100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,970 | 334,950 | 427,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,020 | 430,600 | 540,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,280 | 537,000 | 672,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 682,817 | 677,300 | 687,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 growth -0.2% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled 57.53 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Macao?
- Population, total in Macao was 685,900 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 687,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,315 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for population, total?
- Macao ranks 168th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.