Macau, China vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Macau, China
1,120 people
in 2020
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,307 people
in 2020
Macau, China rank
231st
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
230th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Macau, China
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 1,307 people against 1,120 people in Macau, China, a difference of 187 people.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.
Macau, China ranks 231st and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,226 people | 1,699 people | 473.47 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1960s | 1,326 people | 3,498 people | 2,173 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 1,479 people | 7,754 people | 6,275 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 1,740 people | 3,601 people | 1,861 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 556.75 people | 1,957 people | 1,401 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 691.81 people | 1,970 people | 1,278 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 528.66 people | 1,765 people | 1,236 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 1,120 people | 1,307 people | 187.94 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 1,307 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 187 people, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Macau, China and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Macau, China ranks 231st and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 230th 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.