Macau, China vs Niue: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Macau, China
1,120 people
in 2020
Niue
1,798 people
in 2020
Macau, China rank
231st
Niue rank
228th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Macau, China
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 1,798 people against 1,120 people in Macau, China, a difference of 678 people.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.6 times Macau, China's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Macau, China ranks 231st and Niue ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,226 people | 4,562 people | 3,337 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 1,326 people | 5,013 people | 3,687 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 1,479 people | 4,669 people | 3,190 people | Niue |
| 1980s | 1,740 people | 3,158 people | 1,418 people | Niue |
| 1990s | 556.75 people | 2,393 people | 1,836 people | Niue |
| 2000s | 691.81 people | 1,937 people | 1,245 people | Niue |
| 2010s | 528.66 people | 1,774 people | 1,245 people | Niue |
| 2020s | 1,120 people | 1,798 people | 678.97 people | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Macau, China or Niue?
- Niue, at 1,798 people against 1,120 people in Macau, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Macau, China and Niue?
- 678 people, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Niue?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Macau, China and Niue rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Macau, China ranks 231st and Niue ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.