Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Macao
Macao: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Macao, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Macao is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 1960.
Macao ranks 1st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More population data for Macao
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Population density 10,036 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,889 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.582 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.582 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2017)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.582 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.6589 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Macao?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Macao was 100.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.