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Macau

Macao Special Administrative Region of China

Região Administrativa Especial de Macau澳门澳門特別行政區

Special administrative regionEastern Asia, Asia

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Outline of Macau

Population

722,357

· UN WPPProjection

GDP

$52.1 billion

· World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$75,902

· World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

83.6 years

· UN WPPProjection

Area

33 km²

· World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Macau is special administrative region in Eastern Asia, Asia.

Special Administrative Region of China.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2
MO
ISO alpha-3
MAC
UN M49
446
Wikidata
Q14773

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection
722,357

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population (1 July)Projection
723,188

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population growth rateProjection
0.2 percent

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population densityProjection
22,599.6 persons per km²

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s density is above the Eastern Asia median of 423.2 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Median ageProjection
40.3 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s median age is below the Eastern Asia median of 43 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population sex ratioProjection
85.2 males per 100 females

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Total fertility rateProjection
0.7 live births per woman

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s tfr is below the Eastern Asia median of 0.9 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Crude birth rateProjection
6.1 per 1,000 population

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Net number of migrantsProjection
826

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Net migration rateProjection
1.1 per 1,000 population

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Urban population
100%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Macau’s urban is above the Eastern Asia median of 81.2% (7 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population ages 0–14
13.7%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Population ages 15–64
71.2%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Population ages 65 and above
15.1%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Macau’s ages 65+ is close to Eastern Asia median of 15.1% (7 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of Macau, 1950 to 2100 UN World Population Prospects medium variant. Estimates through 2023; dashed line marks projections from 2024. 100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000 19601980200020202040206020802100 Projection
Population of Macau. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.
Data table
YearPopulationStatus
1950193,635estimate
1960175,609estimate
1970253,934estimate
1980243,658estimate
1990345,348estimate
2000433,902estimate
2010556,197estimate
2020677,086estimate
2030726,480projection
2040708,422projection
2050670,881projection
2060616,439projection
2070548,308projection
2080467,668projection
2090388,907projection
2100333,492projection
2101328,844projection
Age structure of Macau Share of population by broad age group, World Bank World Development Indicators. 196019932025 Ages 0–14Ages 15–64Ages 65+
Age structure of Macau as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.
Data table
YearAges 65+Status
19605.2% aged 65+actual
19653.9% aged 65+actual
19704.5% aged 65+actual
197510.4% aged 65+actual
19807.9% aged 65+actual
19857.2% aged 65+actual
19906.5% aged 65+actual
19956.8% aged 65+actual
20007.1% aged 65+actual
20056.9% aged 65+actual
20107% aged 65+actual
20158.6% aged 65+actual
202011.3% aged 65+actual
202515.1% aged 65+actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product
$52.1 billion

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP per capita
$75,902

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Macau’s gdp / capita is above the Eastern Asia median of $36,089 (6 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of $7,411 among 181 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

GDP, PPP
Int’l $94 billion

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP per capita, PPP
Int’l $137,031

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Macau’s gdp / capita (ppp) is above the Eastern Asia median of Int’l $59,273 (6 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of Int’l $20,089 among 180 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

GDP growth
4.7 percent

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Macau’s gdp growth is above the Eastern Asia median of 4.1 (6 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 3.2 among 181 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

GNI per capita
$69,920

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Inflation, consumer prices
0.3 percent

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Macau’s inflation is below the Eastern Asia median of 1.8 (6 profiles with 2025 data), and below the median of 3 among 162 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Unemployment, totalProjection
2.5 percent of labour force

2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)

Macau’s unemployment is below the Eastern Asia median of 3.2 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 5.1 among 178 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Trade
139.1 percent of GDP

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Access to electricity
100%

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Individuals using the Internet
89.8%

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Labour force participation rateProjection
67.4 percent of population ages 15+

2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)

Macau’s lfpr is above the Eastern Asia median of 63.9 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 62 among 174 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Employment-to-population ratioProjection
65.7 percent of population ages 15+

2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)

Youth unemployment rateProjection
7.3 percent of labour force ages 15–24

2026 · ILOSTAT · Projection · ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual)

General government net lending/borrowingProjection
4.2 percent of GDP

2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026

General government gross debtProjection
0 percent of GDP

2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026

GDP of Macau (current US$) Gross domestic product in current US dollars, World Bank World Development Indicators. $0$10 billion$20 billion$30 billion$40 billion$50 billion 1990200020102020
GDP of Macau in current US dollars. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.
Data table
YearGDPStatus
1982$1.14 billionactual
1985$1.36 billionactual
1988$2.29 billionactual
1991$3.77 billionactual
1994$6.31 billionactual
1997$7.27 billionactual
2000$6.77 billionactual
2003$8.25 billionactual
2006$14.9 billionactual
2009$21.6 billionactual
2012$43.2 billionactual
2015$44.9 billionactual
2018$55.1 billionactual
2021$30.6 billionactual
2024$49.5 billionactual
2025$52.1 billionactual

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Gender Development Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Gender Inequality Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Multidimensional Poverty Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection
83.6 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s life expectancy is close to Eastern Asia median of 82.4 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Crude death rateProjection
5 per 1,000 population

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection
81.5 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s life exp. male is close to Eastern Asia median of 79.9 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection
85.6 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s life exp. female is close to Eastern Asia median of 84.8 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Infant mortality rateProjection
2.4 per 1,000 live births

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s infant mortality is below the Eastern Asia median of 2.7 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Under-five mortality rateProjection
3.2 per 1,000 live births

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Macau’s u5mr is below the Eastern Asia median of 3.7 (8 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Prevalence of undernourishment
11.2 percent of population

2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Adult literacy rate
96.5%

2016 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Youth literacy rate
99.8%

2016 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Mean years of schooling
10.5 years

2016 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

School life expectancy
17.5 years

2024 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth, Macau Life expectancy at birth. Estimates through 2023; dashed line marks UN WPP medium-variant projections from 2024. 5060708090 19601980200020202040206020802100 Projection
Life expectancy at birth in Macau. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.
Data table
YearYearsStatus
195058.3estimate
196063.9estimate
197068.8estimate
198073estimate
199076.6estimate
200079.4estimate
201081.7estimate
202084.6estimate
203084.3projection
204085.8projection
205087.1projection
206088.3projection
207089.4projection
208090.6projection
209091.6projection
210092.6projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area
33 km²

2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Surface area
33 km²

2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

CO₂ emissions
1.1 million tonnes

2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)

CO₂ emissions per capita
1.5 tonnes per person

2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)

Macau’s co₂ / capita is below the Eastern Asia median of 8.2 (8 profiles with 2024 data), and below the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions, Macau Annual CO₂ emissions from the Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. Not IEA-EDGAR. 00.511.5 1960197019801990200020102020
CO₂ emissions of Macau. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).
Data table
YearMillion tonnesStatus
19540actual
19590actual
19640.1actual
19690.2actual
19740.3actual
19790.4actual
19840.6actual
19891actual
19941.2actual
19991.4actual
20041.6actual
20091.9actual
20141.3actual
20191.2actual
20241.1actual

Geography

Region
Asia
Subregion
Eastern Asia
Natural Earth ADM0_A3
MAC
Cartographic size
Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)
Outline of Macau
Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status
Special administrative region
Publication tier
Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3
CHN

Special Administrative Region of China.

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
  • Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
  • Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
  • Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
  • Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
  • Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
  • Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
  • Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
  • Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
  • Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
  • Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
  • Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
  • Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
  • Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
  • Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
  • Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Gross domestic product (2025, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
  • GDP per capita (2025, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
  • Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
  • GDP, PPP (2025, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD)
  • GDP per capita, PPP (2025, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD)
  • GDP growth (2025, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
  • GNI per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GNP.PCAP.CD)
  • Inflation, consumer prices (2025, actual; series FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG)
  • Trade (2025, actual; series NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
  • Prevalence of undernourishment (2023, actual; series SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS)
  • Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
  • Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
  • Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
  • Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
  • Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
  • Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
  • Individuals using the Internet (2024, actual; series IT.NET.USER.ZS)
  • Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
  • Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
  • Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
  • Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
  • Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
  • Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
  • Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
  • Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
  • Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
  • Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)
  • Alternate: Unemployment, total (2025, actual; series SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

ILOSTAT

ILOSTAT modelled estimates (annual). Vintage ILOSTAT December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
  • Labour force participation rate (2026, projection; series EAP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
  • Employment-to-population ratio (2026, projection; series EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT)
  • Youth unemployment rate (2026, projection; series UNE_2EAP_SEX_AGE_RT)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Adult literacy rate (2016, actual; series LR.AG15T99)
  • Youth literacy rate (2016, actual; series LR.AG15T24)
  • Mean years of schooling (2016, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
  • School life expectancy (2024, actual; series SLE.1T8)

IMF World Economic Outlook

World Economic Outlook April 2026. Vintage WEO April 2026. IMF data terms. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • General government net lending/borrowing (2026, projection; series GGXCNL_NGDP)
  • General government gross debt (2026, projection; series GGXWDG_NGDP)
  • Alternate: Gross domestic product (2026, projection; series NGDPD)
  • Alternate: GDP per capita (2026, projection; series NGDPDPC)
  • Alternate: GDP growth (2026, projection; series NGDP_RPCH)
  • Alternate: Inflation, consumer prices (2026, projection; series PCPIPCH)
  • Alternate: Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series LUR)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
  • CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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