Share of population urban in Macao
Macao: Share of population urban was 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
100
in 2002
All-time low
95.25
in 1960
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Macao, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 100 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Macao peaked at 100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.25, in 1960.
Macao ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of population urban in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 96.9 | — |
| 1951 | 96.56 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 96.29 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 96.05 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 95.84 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 95.67 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 95.52 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 95.41 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 95.33 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 95.28 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 95.25 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 95.26 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 95.33 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 95.47 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.65 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 95.86 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.1 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 96.35 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 96.59 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 96.82 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 97.01 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 97.18 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 97.34 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.5 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 97.65 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.8 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.95 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.09 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.23 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 98.36 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.48 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98.72 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.83 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.95 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.07 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.19 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.31 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.41 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.52 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.61 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.77 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.83 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.88 | 95.28 | 96.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 95.87 | 95.25 | 96.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.71 | 97.01 | 98.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.01 | 98.48 | 99.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.85 | 99.61 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Anguilla 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Bermuda 100 compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Nauru 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100 compare
- 1 Vatican 100 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 share of population urban in Macao?
- Share of population urban in Macao was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.25 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for share of population urban?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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