Urban population in Macao in 2025 — 685,900 people. Ranked 158 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 315.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Macao
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 685,900 | −1,100 | −0.16% |
| 2024 | 687,000 | +8,200 | +1.21% |
| 2023 | 678,800 | +1,500 | +0.22% |
| 2022 | 677,300 | −5,200 | −0.76% |
| 2021 | 682,500 | −2,900 | −0.42% |
| 2020 | 685,400 | +13,400 | +1.99% |
| 2019 | 672,000 | +13,100 | +1.99% |
| 2018 | 658,900 | +10,500 | +1.62% |
| 2017 | 648,400 | −4,100 | −0.63% |
| 2016 | 652,500 | +9,600 | +1.49% |
| 2015 | 642,900 | +21,200 | +3.41% |
| 2014 | 621,700 | +29,800 | +5.03% |
| 2013 | 591,900 | +24,000 | +4.23% |
| 2012 | 567,900 | +18,300 | +3.33% |
| 2011 | 549,600 | +12,600 | +2.35% |
| 2010 | 537,000 | +2,000 | +0.37% |
| 2009 | 535,000 | −5,700 | −1.05% |
| 2008 | 540,700 | +19,800 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 520,900 | +22,000 | +4.41% |
| 2006 | 498,900 | +25,400 | +5.36% |
| 2005 | 473,500 | +18,800 | +4.13% |
| 2004 | 454,700 | +11,100 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 443,600 | +5,200 | +1.19% |
| 2002 | 438,400 | +4,500 | +1.04% |
| 2001 | 433,900 | +3,318 | +0.77% |
| 2000 | 430,582 | +3,242 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 427,340 | +5,160 | +1.22% |
| 1998 | 422,180 | +5,074 | +1.22% |
| 1997 | 417,106 | +2,286 | +0.55% |
| 1996 | 414,820 | +5,888 | +1.44% |
| 1995 | 408,932 | +12,614 | +3.18% |
| 1994 | 396,318 | +12,965 | +3.38% |
| 1993 | 383,353 | +13,305 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 370,048 | +19,466 | +5.55% |
| 1991 | 350,582 | +16,934 | +5.08% |
| 1990 | 333,648 | +10,119 | +3.13% |
| 1989 | 323,529 | +9,380 | +2.99% |
| 1988 | 314,149 | +9,431 | +3.09% |
| 1987 | 304,718 | +11,062 | +3.77% |
| 1986 | 293,656 | +6,639 | +2.31% |
| 1985 | 287,017 | +7,124 | +2.55% |
| 1984 | 279,893 | +13,731 | +5.16% |
| 1983 | 266,162 | +14,782 | +5.88% |
| 1982 | 251,380 | +10,007 | +4.15% |
| 1981 | 241,373 | +5,360 | +2.27% |
| 1980 | 236,013 | +4,676 | +2.02% |
| 1979 | 231,337 | +3,058 | +1.34% |
| 1978 | 228,279 | −222 | −0.1% |
| 1977 | 228,501 | −2,266 | −0.98% |
| 1976 | 230,767 | −2,198 | −0.94% |
| 1975 | 232,965 | −1,937 | −0.82% |
| 1974 | 234,902 | −1,823 | −0.77% |
| 1973 | 236,725 | −1,810 | −0.76% |
| 1972 | 238,535 | −1,893 | −0.79% |
| 1971 | 240,428 | −9,280 | −3.72% |
| 1970 | 249,708 | +2,529 | +1.02% |
| 1969 | 247,179 | −1,956 | −0.79% |
| 1968 | 249,135 | −1,771 | −0.71% |
| 1967 | 250,906 | −1,780 | −0.7% |
| 1966 | 252,686 | −1,954 | −0.77% |
| 1965 | 254,640 | +38,807 | +17.98% |
| 1964 | 215,833 | +41,955 | +24.13% |
| 1963 | 173,878 | +4,367 | +2.58% |
| 1962 | 169,511 | +4,407 | +2.67% |
| 1961 | 165,104 | +20 | +0.01% |
| 1960 | 165,084 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
