Luxembourg vs Macao: Population
Luxembourg
665,101 people
in 2023
Macao
713,916 people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
168th
Macao rank
167th
Population over time
- Luxembourg
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 713,916 people against 665,101 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 48,815 people.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 168th and Macao ranks 167th of 238 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 12 and Macao in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 127,030 people | 17,310 people | 109,720 people | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 176,980 people | 24,000 people | 152,980 people | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 202,043 people | 85,000 people | 117,043 people | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 235,574 people | 64,000 people | 171,574 people | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 258,721 people | 76,000 people | 182,721 people | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 279,924 people | 120,500 people | 159,424 people | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 300,294 people | 170,000 people | 130,294 people | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 300,207 people | 375,000 people | 74,793 people | Macao |
| 1950s | 304,262 people | 193,265 people | 110,998 people | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 327,259 people | 223,459 people | 103,800 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 351,978 people | 242,606 people | 109,372 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 368,169 people | 288,549 people | 79,620 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 405,536 people | 393,099 people | 12,437 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 464,014 people | 490,161 people | 26,147 people | Macao |
| 2010s | 563,443 people | 616,778 people | 53,335 people | Macao |
| 2020s | 647,322 people | 698,937 people | 51,615 people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Luxembourg or Macao?
- Macao, at 713,916 people against 665,101 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Luxembourg and Macao?
- 48,815 people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Macao?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Macao rank globally for population?
- Luxembourg ranks 168th and Macao ranks 167th 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 Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.