Macao vs Monaco: Population density
Macao
10,036 people per km²
in 2100
Monaco
22,797 people per km²
in 2100
Macao rank
2nd
Monaco rank
1st
Population density over time
- Macao
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 22,797 people per km² against 10,036 people per km² in Macao, a difference of 12,761 people per km².
That makes Monaco's figure about 2.3 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 161 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Monaco ahead.
Macao ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 235 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 5 and Monaco in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 524.54 people per km² | 3,738 people per km² | 3,213 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1830s | 727.27 people per km² | 4,588 people per km² | 3,861 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1860s | 2,576 people per km² | 6,104 people per km² | 3,528 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1900s | 1,939 people per km² | 10,236 people per km² | 8,296 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1910s | 2,303 people per km² | 11,530 people per km² | 9,227 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1920s | 3,652 people per km² | 11,789 people per km² | 8,138 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1930s | 5,152 people per km² | 12,375 people per km² | 7,223 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1940s | 11,364 people per km² | 12,053 people per km² | 689.2 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1950s | 5,857 people per km² | 9,961 people per km² | 4,104 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1960s | 6,771 people per km² | 10,925 people per km² | 4,154 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1970s | 7,352 people per km² | 12,254 people per km² | 4,902 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1980s | 8,744 people per km² | 13,708 people per km² | 4,964 people per km² | Monaco |
| 1990s | 11,912 people per km² | 15,106 people per km² | 3,194 people per km² | Monaco |
| 2000s | 14,853 people per km² | 15,477 people per km² | 623.51 people per km² | Monaco |
| 2010s | 18,690 people per km² | 17,352 people per km² | 1,338 people per km² | Macao |
| 2020s | 21,621 people per km² | 18,368 people per km² | 3,253 people per km² | Macao |
| 2030s | 21,876 people per km² | 17,747 people per km² | 4,129 people per km² | Macao |
| 2040s | 20,909 people per km² | 17,560 people per km² | 3,349 people per km² | Macao |
| 2050s | 19,533 people per km² | 17,855 people per km² | 1,678 people per km² | Macao |
| 2060s | 17,737 people per km² | 18,495 people per km² | 757.67 people per km² | Monaco |
| 2070s | 15,399 people per km² | 19,482 people per km² | 4,082 people per km² | Monaco |
| 2080s | 12,943 people per km² | 20,721 people per km² | 7,778 people per km² | Monaco |
| 2090s | 10,902 people per km² | 22,042 people per km² | 11,140 people per km² | Monaco |
| 2100s | 10,036 people per km² | 22,797 people per km² | 12,761 people per km² | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Macao or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 22,797 people per km² against 10,036 people per km² in Macao as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Macao and Monaco?
- 12,761 people per km², with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Monaco?
- 161 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Macao and Monaco rank globally for population density?
- Macao ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st 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.