Luxembourg vs Macao: Has the population peaked?

Luxembourg
665,101 people
in 2023
Macao
713,916 people
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
168th
Macao rank
167th

Has the population peaked? over time

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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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 168th and Macao ranks 167th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Macao in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Macao Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Luxembourg or Macao?
Macao, at 713,916 people against 665,101 people in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Luxembourg and Macao?
48,815 people, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Macao?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Macao rank globally for has the population peaked??
Luxembourg ranks 168th and Macao ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.