Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Macao
Macao: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 21,634 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
21,634 people per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
21,865 people per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
8,255 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Macao, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Macao recorded 21,634 people per square kilometre for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Macao peaked at 21,865 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,255 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Macao 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Macao, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,255 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8,476 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 8,694 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 10,792 people per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 12,732 people per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 12,634 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 12,545 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 12,457 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 12,359 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 12,485 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 12,802 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 13,296 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 12,203 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 10,810 people per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 10,951 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 11,136 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 11,356 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 11,601 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 11,859 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 12,118 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 12,448 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 12,885 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 13,368 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 13,881 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 14,429 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 15,011 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 15,622 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 16,250 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 16,879 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 17,488 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 18,058 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 18,570 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 19,034 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 19,482 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 19,917 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 20,338 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 20,744 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 21,134 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 21,510 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 21,865 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 17,120 people per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 16,889 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 17,372 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 17,221 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 17,693 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 17,788 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17,886 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18,354 people per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18,626 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18,950 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 19,252 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 19,647 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 19,760 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20,142 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20,466 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20,797 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20,992 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 20,024 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 20,394 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 20,762 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 21,042 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 21,344 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 21,634 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 21,634 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.87 people per square kilometre, 274.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 21,634 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.73 people per square kilometre, 264.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,994 people per square kilometre | 8,255 people per square kilometre | 12,732 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,850 people per square kilometre | 10,810 people per square kilometre | 13,296 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,289 people per square kilometre | 12,118 people per square kilometre | 16,879 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,627 people per square kilometre | 17,488 people per square kilometre | 21,510 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,082 people per square kilometre | 16,889 people per square kilometre | 21,865 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,042 people per square kilometre | 18,950 people per square kilometre | 20,992 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,196 people per square kilometre | 20,762 people per square kilometre | 21,634 people per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Population density 10,036 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,889 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Macao?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Macao was 21,634 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 21,865 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,255 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Macao rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.