Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Macao
Macao: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum was 0 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Macao, 1964–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0 for refugee population by country or territory of asylum in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Macao peaked at 80,000 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
Macao ranks 170th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 80,000 | — |
| 1965 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 73,770 | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 74,000 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 70,000 | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 65,000 | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 66,000 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 70,000 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 80,000 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 850 | -98.9% |
| 1979 | 3,490 | +310.6% |
| 1980 | 2,920 | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 1,200 | -58.9% |
| 1982 | 970 | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 800 | -17.5% |
| 1984 | 730 | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 700 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 600 | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 500 | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 440 | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 422 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 205 | -51.4% |
| 1991 | 116 | -43.4% |
| 1992 | 15 | -87.1% |
| 1993 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,811. (67 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.5. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +310.6% | 850 | 3,490 |
| 1978 | -98.9% | 80,000 | 850 |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 6 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73,795 | 65,000 | 80,000 | 6 |
| 1970s | 44,068 | 850 | 80,000 | 5 |
| 1980s | 928.2 | 422 | 2,920 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.5 | 8 | 205 | 6 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 170 Aruba 0
- 170 Brunei 0
- 170 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 170 Curacao 0 compare
- 170 East Timor 0
- 170 Grenada 0 compare
- 170 Haiti 0 compare
- 170 Myanmar 0
- 170 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 170 Singapore 0 compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 170 Vanuatu 0 compare
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 refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Macao?
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum in Macao was 0 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest refugee population by country or territory of asylum recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 80,000 in 1964.
- What is the lowest refugee population by country or territory of asylum recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Macao rank for refugee population by country or territory of asylum?
- Macao ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is refugee population by country or territory of asylum rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Refugee population by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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