Population by income level in Macao
Macao: Population by income level was 685,900 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
685,900
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
166th
of 215 countries
All-time high
687,000
in 2024
All-time low
173,315
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population by income level in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 685,900 for population by income level in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by income level in Macao peaked at 687,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 173,315, in 1960.
Macao ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population by income level in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 173,315 | — |
| 1961 | 173,323 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 177,810 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 182,135 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 225,655 | +23.9% |
| 1965 | 265,631 | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 262,942 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 260,423 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 257,933 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 255,306 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 257,396 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 247,400 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 245,050 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 242,800 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 240,550 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 238,200 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 235,600 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 232,950 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 232,400 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 235,200 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 239,650 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 244,800 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 254,650 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 269,300 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 282,850 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 289,700 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 296,050 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 306,850 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 316,000 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 325,100 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 334,950 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 351,650 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 370,900 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 384,000 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 396,800 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 409,300 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 415,100 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 417,300 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 422,300 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 427,400 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 430,600 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 433,900 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 438,400 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 443,600 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 454,700 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 473,500 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 498,900 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 520,900 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 540,700 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 535,000 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 537,000 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 549,600 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 567,900 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 591,900 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 621,700 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 642,900 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 652,500 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 648,400 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 658,900 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 672,000 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 685,400 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 682,500 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 677,300 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 678,800 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 687,000 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 685,900 | -0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 685,900 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 million, 23% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 685,900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.42 million, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223,447 | 173,315 | 265,631 | 10 |
| 1970s | 240,755 | 232,400 | 257,396 | 10 |
| 1980s | 282,495 | 239,650 | 325,100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,970 | 334,950 | 427,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,020 | 430,600 | 540,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,280 | 537,000 | 672,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 682,817 | 677,300 | 687,000 | 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 population by income level in Macao?
- Population by income level in Macao was 685,900 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by income level recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 687,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population by income level recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,315 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for population by income level?
- Macao ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by income level rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population by income level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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