Demographics of Macao

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date06 Feb 2025

As of 2025, the population of Macao is projected at 722k, compared to 720k in 2024. It ranks 168th in the world by population and 49th in Asia. The population growth rate for 2025 is projected at 0.10 percent, the 168th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 332k males and 390k females in Macao. The percentage of the male population is 46.03%, compared to 53.97% of the female population. Macao has 57k more females than males. The sex ratio in Macao in 2025 will be 85.278 males per 100 females. Macao is in the 5th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Macao population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950101,14395,510196,6543.07105.898
195598,87396,570195,442-1.40102.385
196085,49087,826173,315-2.6597.340
1965134,769130,862265,631-1.06102.986
1970131,282126,113257,3962.69104.099
1975105,132118,808223,9401.3588.489
1980124,422121,674246,0971.98102.258
1985144,601146,677291,2773.8098.585
1990170,310180,814351,1233.2994.191
1995191,839206,854398,6932.1392.741
2000209,103228,206437,3091.5691.629
2005236,184259,226495,4112.6791.111
2010267,876294,930562,8062.3590.827
2015292,908329,271622,1791.9388.957
2020317,396365,671683,0671.7586.798
2021321,890372,512694,4021.5486.411
2022325,768378,589704,3561.3186.048
2023329,315384,596713,9121.3985.626
2024331,690388,572720,2620.3985.361
2025332,320389,688722,0070.1085.278
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195058.33124.4175.554
195560.73123.4745.264
196063.93521.8634.957
196566.31412.6173.619
197068.76117.0472.083
197571.19014.8391.554
198072.99723.3641.731
198574.70225.7572.235
199076.57227.4101.709
199577.84629.5811.367
200079.42931.5250.933
200580.52232.9590.862
201081.66335.2861.050
201582.94036.0481.142
202084.61036.9880.857
202183.81837.3750.772
202282.10337.8310.662
202383.07538.3100.662
202483.22838.8880.676
202583.41539.5740.686
  • Total
  • Crude

Macao death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19502,1749,36011.05647.599
19552,0527,91010.49740.471
19601,6395,7789.45533.335
19651,7074,3256.42716.283
19701,4442,6415.61210.261
19752,34093310.4494.167
19801,7703,3587.19213.643
19851,6887,1575.79624.573
19901,6516,9434.70319.774
19951,7285,8204.33414.598
20001,8163,8494.1538.802
20052,0513,7524.1407.574
20102,3265,4524.1349.687
20152,5167,0214.04311.285
20202,6005,7083.8068.357
20213,0675,2044.4177.495
20224,0604,5165.7656.412
20233,4234,5154.7956.325
20243,4264,6004.7566.387
20253,5024,5314.8516.275
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Macao

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950190,3736,11096.890
1955182,2047,25796.169
1960159,8927,90495.289
1965195,4627,76996.177
1970238,8877,30897.032
1975236,5335,09597.891
1980234,5923,52698.519
1985281,8131,76899.377
1990343,11981699.763
1995385,33934799.910
2000427,9790100.000
2005482,5590100.000
2010536,9690100.000
2015600,9420100.000
2020651,8750100.000
2021661,8380100.000
2022671,8580100.000
2023681,8760100.000
2024691,7480100.000
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Macao population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 13,059 12,289 25,347 3.51 106.266
05-09 18,527 17,911 36,438 5.05 103.439
10-14 19,261 17,933 37,194 5.15 107.405
15-19 14,738 15,087 29,825 4.13 97.687
20-24 16,669 20,197 36,865 5.11 82.532
25-29 22,355 26,710 49,066 6.80 83.695
30-34 29,277 34,711 63,988 8.86 84.345
35-39 34,380 39,870 74,251 10.28 86.230
40-44 28,008 34,091 62,099 8.60 82.157
45-49 20,872 27,510 48,382 6.70 75.871
50-54 24,044 30,585 54,629 7.57 78.614
55-59 17,614 27,464 45,078 6.24 64.135
60-64 21,521 28,339 49,861 6.91 75.941
65-69 21,154 22,963 44,118 6.11 92.122
70-74 15,342 16,399 31,741 4.40 93.554
75-79 9,385 9,366 18,751 2.60 100.203
80-84 3,646 4,136 7,782 1.08 88.153
85-89 1,659 2,412 4,071 0.56 68.781
90-94 616 1,252 1,868 0.26 49.201
95-99 181 410 591 0.08 44.146
100+ 12 51 63 0.01 23.529
Total 332,320 389,686 722,008 85.279