Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Macao
Macao: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 1.05 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Macao recorded 1.05 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Macao peaked at 1.09 people per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.8987 people per person, in 1974.
Macao ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9525 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9526 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9533 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9547 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9565 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9586 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.961 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9635 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9659 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9682 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9701 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.03 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 1.09 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.01 people per person | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8987 people per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9195 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9453 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.975 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9984 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.01 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.01 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.01 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9928 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9815 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9961 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.01 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.02 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.03 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9914 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.982 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9732 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9799 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9942 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.02 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.05 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9912 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9817 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9678 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9721 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9972 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9998 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9985 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9966 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.05 people per person | +0.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 1.05 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 1.05 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9587 people per person | 0.9525 people per person | 0.9682 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9841 people per person | 0.8987 people per person | 1.09 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 people per person | 0.9815 people per person | 1.04 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 people per person | 0.9732 people per person | 1.04 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 people per person | 0.9912 people per person | 1.06 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 people per person | 0.9678 people per person | 1.05 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 people per person | 0.9966 people per person | 1.05 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More population data for Macao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2047)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.4 (2100)
- Population density 10,036 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7,889 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.4 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Macao?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Macao was 1.05 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 people per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8987 people per person in 1974.
- How does Macao rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Macao ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.