| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Macao is projected at 0.66 million, up by 1.39% compared with 0.65 million in 2020. Macao is ranked 167th in terms of population and 78th in terms of population growth rate.
0.66 million people are living in urban areas, which is 100% of Macao population. Macao is ranked 10th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 196,473 | - |
| 1955 | 189,458 | -2.91 |
| 1960 | 167,795 | -0.29 |
| 1965 | 203,224 | 4.99 |
| 1970 | 246,193 | 2.22 |
| 1975 | 241,631 | -1.09 |
| 1980 | 238,085 | 1.12 |
| 1985 | 283,490 | 4.26 |
| 1990 | 343,816 | 3.32 |
| 1995 | 385,517 | 2.04 |
| 2000 | 427,772 | 2.24 |
| 2005 | 482,863 | 2.39 |
| 2010 | 538,215 | 2.24 |
| 2015 | 602,093 | 2.01 |
| 2016 | 612,824 | 1.78 |
| 2017 | 622,578 | 1.59 |
| 2018 | 631,633 | 1.45 |
| 2019 | 640,446 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 649,342 | 1.39 |
| 2021 | 658,391 | 1.39 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 190,373 | 6,110 | - | 96.890 |
| 1955 | 182,204 | 7,257 | -3.06 | 96.169 |
| 1960 | 159,892 | 7,904 | -0.49 | 95.289 |
| 1965 | 195,462 | 7,769 | 5.21 | 96.177 |
| 1970 | 238,887 | 7,308 | 2.39 | 97.032 |
| 1975 | 236,533 | 5,095 | -0.93 | 97.891 |
| 1980 | 234,592 | 3,526 | 1.23 | 98.519 |
| 1985 | 281,813 | 1,768 | 4.40 | 99.377 |
| 1990 | 343,119 | 816 | 3.37 | 99.763 |
| 1995 | 385,339 | 347 | 2.06 | 99.910 |
| 2000 | 427,979 | 0 | 2.24 | 100.000 |
| 2005 | 482,559 | 0 | 2.36 | 100.000 |
| 2010 | 536,969 | 0 | 2.22 | 100.000 |
| 2015 | 600,942 | 0 | 2.07 | 100.000 |
| 2020 | 651,875 | 0 | 1.52 | 100.000 |
| 2021 | 661,838 | 0 | 1.53 | 100.000 |