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Macao

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Income group
High income
Population
685.9k (2025)
Area
30 km²
Currency
Macanese pataca (MOP)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 6 h ago68 % coverage · 170 indicatorsTerritory

At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

168th of 218 · 23rd in East Asia & Pacific
94th of 187 · 15th in East Asia & Pacific
9th of 187 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
51st of 187 · 12th in East Asia & Pacific
22nd of 177 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
24th of 185 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
16th of 217 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
58th of 216 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
74th of 212 · 15th in East Asia & Pacific
97th of 193 · 12th in East Asia & Pacific
56th of 182 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific

What changed in Macao

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

Countries similar to Macao

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

Country DNACountry DNA fingerprint of Macao: Income 98, Demographics 87, Urbanisation 98, Trade 85, Energy 58, Emissions 35, Innovation 39, Education 100, Public spending 38.Income 98Demographics 87Urbanisation 98Trade 85Energy 58Emissions 35Innovation 39Education 100Public spending 38

2025

Key facts

Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.

  • The fertility rate fell from 0.93 births/woman in 2000 to 0.58 births/woman in 2024.

  • Macao's population grew 59.3 % between 2000 and 2025, from 430,600 people to 685,900 people.

  • GDP grew 2.2 % a year on average over 2014–2025.

  • Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 18.5 % in 2010 to 30.8 % in 2024 (+12.2 points).

  • Life expectancy of 83.3 years ranks 6th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific (2024).

  • Trade is worth 139.1 % of GDP (2025), above the world median of 79.5 %.

  • 100.0 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 100.0 % in 2000.

  • GDP per capita rose from US$ 15,731 in 2000 to US$ 75,902 in 2025 (+382.5 % in current US dollars).

  • Unemployment of 2.3 % in 2025 is below the East Asia & Pacific median of 3.2 %.

  • Life expectancy gained 3.1 years since 2000, from 80.2 years to 83.3 years in 2024.

  • With a median age of 38.3 years, Macao ranks 58th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).

  • 89.8 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 55.2 % in 2010.

  • Within East Asia & Pacific, Macao ranks 2nd of 32 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 137,031, 2025).

  • CO₂ emissions of 1.47 t per person are 0.47× the world median of 3.10 t (2024).

Borders: China

Languages: Chinese, Portuguese

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

  1. 2025
  2. 2024
  3. 2023

Explore Macao by topic

19 topics · 192 indicators with data.