South Korea vs Macao: World population growth
South Korea
-1.4%
in 2100
Macao
-1.4%
in 2100
South Korea rank
232nd
Macao rank
230th
World population growth over time
- South Korea
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports -1.4% against -1.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 232nd and Macao ranks 230th of 238 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Macao in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1% | -0.7% | 0.8% | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Macao |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 26.4% | 24.5% | Macao |
| 1950s | 2.6% | -1.0% | 3.6% | South Korea |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Macao |
| 1970s | 1.6% | -0.4% | 2.1% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 3.5% | 2.0% | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Macao |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Macao |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Macao |
| 2030s | -0.4% | -0.3% | 0.2% | Macao |
| 2040s | -0.8% | -0.5% | 0.2% | Macao |
| 2050s | -1.2% | -0.8% | 0.4% | Macao |
| 2060s | -1.5% | -1.2% | 0.3% | Macao |
| 2070s | -1.5% | -1.6% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2080s | -1.5% | -1.8% | 0.3% | South Korea |
| 2090s | -1.5% | -1.5% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2100s | -1.4% | -1.4% | 0.0% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, South Korea or Macao?
- Macao, at -1.4% against -1.4% in South Korea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between South Korea and Macao?
- 0.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Macao?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do South Korea and Macao rank globally for world population growth?
- South Korea ranks 232nd and Macao ranks 230th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.