Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Macao
Macao: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Macao, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Macao is 0 people per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Macao peaked at 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 people per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
That places Macao 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Macao, year by year
| Year | people per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +121.6% |
| 2021 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2024 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 people per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +121.6% | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Macao?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Macao was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Macao ranks 189th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Urban and rural population Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.