Prison population rate in Macao
Macao: Prison population rate was 185 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prison population rate in Macao, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in prisoners per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Macao recorded 185 prisoners per 100,000 people for prison population rate in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Macao peaked at 227 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 168 prisoners per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Macao ranks 85th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186 prisoners per 100,000 people | 168 prisoners per 100,000 people | 211 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 193.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | 172 prisoners per 100,000 people | 218 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 203 prisoners per 100,000 people | 185 prisoners per 100,000 people | 227 prisoners per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 83 Isle of Man 186 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 83 New Caledonia 186 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Myanmar 183 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Sri Lanka 180 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Czechia 179 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Iraq 179 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Samoa 179 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
More population data for Macao
- 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)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.582 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2017)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.582 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.582 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Macao?
- Prison population rate in Macao was 185 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 227 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Macao rank for prison population rate?
- Macao ranks 85th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.