Gibraltar vs Macao: Population density
Gibraltar
4,928 people per km²
in 2100
Macao
10,036 people per km²
in 2100
Gibraltar rank
4th
Macao rank
2nd
Population density over time
- Gibraltar
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 10,036 people per km² against 4,928 people per km² in Gibraltar, a difference of 5,108 people per km².
That makes Macao's figure about 2.0 times Gibraltar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 152 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 4th and Macao ranks 2nd of 235 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 987.3 people per km² | 524.54 people per km² | 462.75 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1950s | 2,174 people per km² | 5,857 people per km² | 3,683 people per km² | Macao |
| 1960s | 2,372 people per km² | 6,771 people per km² | 4,399 people per km² | Macao |
| 1970s | 2,779 people per km² | 7,352 people per km² | 4,573 people per km² | Macao |
| 1980s | 2,841 people per km² | 8,744 people per km² | 5,903 people per km² | Macao |
| 1990s | 2,733 people per km² | 11,912 people per km² | 9,179 people per km² | Macao |
| 2000s | 2,904 people per km² | 14,853 people per km² | 11,949 people per km² | Macao |
| 2010s | 3,318 people per km² | 18,690 people per km² | 15,372 people per km² | Macao |
| 2020s | 3,963 people per km² | 21,621 people per km² | 17,658 people per km² | Macao |
| 2030s | 4,569 people per km² | 21,876 people per km² | 17,307 people per km² | Macao |
| 2040s | 4,884 people per km² | 20,909 people per km² | 16,025 people per km² | Macao |
| 2050s | 5,038 people per km² | 19,533 people per km² | 14,495 people per km² | Macao |
| 2060s | 5,114 people per km² | 17,737 people per km² | 12,624 people per km² | Macao |
| 2070s | 5,121 people per km² | 15,399 people per km² | 10,278 people per km² | Macao |
| 2080s | 5,065 people per km² | 12,943 people per km² | 7,879 people per km² | Macao |
| 2090s | 4,979 people per km² | 10,902 people per km² | 5,923 people per km² | Macao |
| 2100s | 4,928 people per km² | 10,036 people per km² | 5,108 people per km² | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gibraltar or Macao?
- Macao, at 10,036 people per km² against 4,928 people per km² in Gibraltar as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gibraltar and Macao?
- 5,108 people per km², with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Macao?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Gibraltar and Macao rank globally for population density?
- Gibraltar ranks 4th and Macao ranks 2nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.