World population growth in Macao
Macao: World population growth was -1.4% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.4%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
231st
of 239 countries
All-time high
37.1%
in 1964
All-time low
-24.1%
in 1973
Years of data
155
1900–2100
World population growth in Macao, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded -1.4% for world population growth in 2100.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Macao peaked at 37.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -24.1%, in 1973.
That places Macao 231st out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -0.7% | — |
| 1910 | 1.7% | -342.2% |
| 1920 | 1.0% | -41.8% |
| 1940 | 26.4% | +2534.9% |
| 1950 | 3.1% | -88.4% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | -85.7% |
| 1952 | -0.2% | -134.5% |
| 1953 | -0.7% | +336.2% |
| 1954 | -1.1% | +61.4% |
| 1955 | -1.4% | +30.7% |
| 1956 | -2.0% | +41.2% |
| 1957 | -2.2% | +12.7% |
| 1958 | -2.6% | +18.8% |
| 1959 | -3.2% | +19.4% |
| 1960 | -2.6% | -16.2% |
| 1961 | 2.7% | -200.3% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 37.1% | +1478.5% |
| 1965 | -1.1% | -102.8% |
| 1966 | -1.0% | -7.6% |
| 1967 | -0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | -1.0% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | -1.1% | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -350.2% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -26.6% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | +164.0% |
| 1973 | -24.1% | -561.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -103.9% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +43.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +58.6% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +43.5% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -72.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -74.9% |
| 2026 | 0.2% | +137.1% |
| 2027 | 0.0% | -93.9% |
| 2028 | 0.0% | +150.0% |
| 2029 | 0.3% | +728.6% |
| 2030 | 0.1% | -76.9% |
| 2031 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 2032 | -0.2% | -290.6% |
| 2033 | 0.0% | -101.6% |
| 2034 | -0.2% | -7533.3% |
| 2035 | -0.3% | +22.4% |
| 2036 | -0.5% | +78.0% |
| 2037 | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2038 | -0.6% | +25.2% |
| 2039 | -0.5% | -23.5% |
| 2040 | -0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2041 | -0.6% | +34.6% |
| 2042 | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2043 | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2044 | -0.5% | -15.8% |
| 2045 | -0.4% | -13.2% |
| 2046 | -0.6% | +55.2% |
| 2047 | -0.7% | +13.8% |
| 2048 | -0.6% | -13.8% |
| 2049 | -0.5% | -20.4% |
| 2050 | -0.6% | +24.0% |
| 2051 | -0.8% | +31.5% |
| 2052 | -0.9% | +11.3% |
| 2053 | -0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2054 | -0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2055 | -0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2056 | -0.8% | -10.2% |
| 2057 | -0.7% | -14.4% |
| 2058 | -0.9% | +24.1% |
| 2059 | -1.1% | +34.0% |
| 2060 | -0.7% | -37.8% |
| 2061 | -1.1% | +53.4% |
| 2062 | -0.9% | -21.5% |
| 2063 | -1.3% | +48.2% |
| 2064 | -1.2% | -8.2% |
| 2065 | -0.9% | -25.2% |
| 2066 | -1.4% | +56.5% |
| 2067 | -1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2068 | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2069 | -1.5% | +7.9% |
| 2070 | -1.4% | -7.5% |
| 2071 | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2072 | -1.6% | +15.1% |
| 2073 | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2074 | -1.7% | +7.5% |
| 2075 | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2076 | -1.7% | -0.2% |
| 2077 | -1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2078 | -1.7% | -0.4% |
| 2079 | -1.6% | -7.2% |
| 2080 | -1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2081 | -1.9% | +6.7% |
| 2082 | -1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2083 | -1.9% | +1.5% |
| 2084 | -2.0% | +5.0% |
| 2085 | -1.9% | -2.5% |
| 2086 | -1.7% | -8.9% |
| 2087 | -1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2088 | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2089 | -1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2090 | -1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2091 | -1.5% | -9.9% |
| 2092 | -1.6% | +5.6% |
| 2093 | -1.8% | +11.3% |
| 2094 | -1.5% | -13.4% |
| 2095 | -1.6% | +3.7% |
| 2096 | -1.4% | -14.3% |
| 2097 | -1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2098 | -1.5% | +11.9% |
| 2099 | -1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2100 | -1.4% | -5.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's -1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 4.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's -1.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 4.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2034 | -7533.3% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | +2534.9% | 1.0% | 26.4% |
| 1964 | +1478.5% | 2.4% | 37.1% |
| 2029 | +728.6% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | -561.6% | 5.2% | -24.1% |
| 1970 | +350.2% | -1.1% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 1950s | -1.0% | -3.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.7% | -2.6% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4% | -24.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.3% | -0.6% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8% | -1.1% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.2% | -1.5% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.6% | -1.7% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.8% | -2.0% | -1.7% | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.5% | -1.8% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.4% | -1.4% | -1.4% | 1 |
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More population data for Macao
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,889 people (2100)
- Population density 10,036 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Macao?
- World population growth in Macao was -1.4% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.1% in 1973.
- How does Macao rank for world population growth?
- Macao ranks 231st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.