Macao's population rose from 415,100 in 1996 to 685,900 in 2025.
Macao · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 23 with data
Macao's population growth fell from 1.4 % in 1996 to -0.2 % in 2025.
Macao's population density rose from 19,840 in 1994 to 20,570 in 2023.
Macao's population, female (% of total) rose from 51.9 % in 1996 to 54.0 % in 2025.
Macao's urbanisation rose from 99.9 % in 1996 to 100.0 % in 2025.
Macao's urban population rose from 414,820 in 1996 to 685,900 in 2025.
Macao's rural population fell from 280 in 1996 to 0 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.7 %217th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −3.6 %214th of 217
- Death rate, crudedown −18.2 %209th of 217
- Adolescent fertility rateup +2.8 %1st of 217
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- Median ageup +0.5 yrs58th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.2 pts201st of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.6 pts19th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.8 pts66th of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +1.2 pts199th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +1.3 pts70th of 217
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- Net migrationdown −120.2 %100th of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.2 pts11th of 216
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- Refugees hostedunchanged +0.0166th of 173*
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- Life expectancyup +0.2 yrs16th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs10th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.2 yrs27th of 217