Population · Asia · 2025 data
Macau Population
Macau had a population of 685,900 in 2025, ranking #167 of 216 countries and territories (0.01% of the world). The population grew by 6.7% over the past ten years and peaked in 2024 at 687,000.
Population of Macau, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 685,900 | -0.16% |
| 2024 | 687,000 | +1.21% |
| 2023 | 678,800 | +0.22% |
| 2022 | 677,300 | -0.76% |
| 2021 | 682,500 | -0.42% |
| 2020 | 685,400 | +1.99% |
| 2019 | 672,000 | +1.99% |
| 2018 | 658,900 | +1.62% |
| 2017 | 648,400 | -0.63% |
| 2016 | 652,500 | +1.49% |
| 2015 | 642,900 | +3.41% |
| 2014 | 621,700 | +5.03% |
| 2013 | 591,900 | +4.23% |
| 2012 | 567,900 | +3.33% |
| 2011 | 549,600 | +2.35% |
| 2010 | 537,000 | +0.37% |
| 2009 | 535,000 | -1.05% |
| 2008 | 540,700 | +3.80% |
| 2007 | 520,900 | +4.41% |
| 2006 | 498,900 | +5.36% |
| 2005 | 473,500 | +4.13% |
| 2004 | 454,700 | +2.50% |
| 2003 | 443,600 | +1.19% |
| 2002 | 438,400 | +1.04% |
| 2001 | 433,900 | +0.77% |
| 2000 | 430,600 | +0.75% |
| 1999 | 427,400 | +1.21% |
| 1998 | 422,300 | +1.20% |
| 1997 | 417,300 | +0.53% |
| 1996 | 415,100 | +1.42% |
| 1995 | 409,300 | +3.15% |
| 1994 | 396,800 | +3.33% |
| 1993 | 384,000 | +3.53% |
| 1992 | 370,900 | +5.47% |
| 1991 | 351,650 | +4.99% |
| 1990 | 334,950 | +3.03% |
| 1989 | 325,100 | +2.88% |
| 1988 | 316,000 | +2.98% |
| 1987 | 306,850 | +3.65% |
| 1986 | 296,050 | +2.19% |
| 1985 | 289,700 | +2.42% |
| 1984 | 282,850 | +5.03% |
| 1983 | 269,300 | +5.75% |
| 1982 | 254,650 | +4.02% |
| 1981 | 244,800 | +2.15% |
| 1980 | 239,650 | +1.89% |
| 1979 | 235,200 | +1.20% |
| 1978 | 232,400 | -0.24% |
| 1977 | 232,950 | -1.12% |
| 1976 | 235,600 | -1.09% |
| 1975 | 238,200 | -0.98% |
| 1974 | 240,550 | -0.93% |
| 1973 | 242,800 | -0.92% |
| 1972 | 245,050 | -0.95% |
| 1971 | 247,400 | -3.88% |
| 1970 | 257,396 | +0.82% |
| 1969 | 255,306 | -1.02% |
| 1968 | 257,933 | -0.96% |
| 1967 | 260,423 | -0.96% |
| 1966 | 262,942 | -1.01% |
| 1965 | 265,631 | +17.72% |
| 1964 | 225,655 | +23.89% |
| 1963 | 182,135 | +2.43% |
| 1962 | 177,810 | +2.59% |
| 1961 | 173,323 | +0.00% |
| 1960 | 173,315 | — |
Demographics of Macau
Ethnic groups
Chinese 89.4%, Chinese and Portuguese 1%, Portuguese 0.8%, Chinese and non-Portuguese 0.2%, Portuguese and others 0.2%, other 8.5% (2021 est.)
Languages
Cantonese 81%, Mandarin 4.7%, other Chinese dialects 5.4%, English 3.6%, Tagalog 2.9%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 1.8% (2021 est.)
Religions
folk religion 58.9%, Buddhist 17.3%, Christian 7.2%, other 1.2%, none 15.4% (2020 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 100% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).