Macao
Population 2026
723,196
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.16%
- Density
- 21,718 per km²
- Land area
- 33 km²
- Capital
- Macao
- Currency
- Pataca (MOP)
- Official languages
- ZH, ZH-MO, PT
- Urban population
- 100.0%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 4,4372026
- Deaths
- 3,5972026
- Birth rate
- 5.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 3.6per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 0.58
- Life expectancy
- 83.3At birth, years
- Median age
- 40.3
- Net migration
- -328
Age distribution
- 0–1413.7%
- 15–6471.2%
- 65+15.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $52.1B
- GDP per capita
- $75.9K
- GDP growth
- +4.7%
- Inflation
- 0.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Exports
- $48.0B
- Imports
- $24.4B
- Tourism receipts
- 60.6%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Industry4.7%
- Manufacturing0.6%
- Services92.0%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture0.4%
- Industry11.0%
- Services88.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau | 649,3352024 |
| 2 | TaipaOur Lady of Carmo | 112,0512026 |
| 3 | Sé | 52,2002025 |
| 4 | LuhuanSaint Francis Xavier | 36,3842025 |
| 5 | ZhuojiacunOur Lady of Carmo | 24,0002025 |
| 6 | Lai Chi VanSaint Francis Xavier | 22,1252024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 723,196 | 4.4K | 3.6K |
| 2020 | 683,069 | 5.7K | 2.6K |
| 2010 | 562,809 | 5.5K | 2.3K |
| 2000 | 437,316 | 3.8K | 1.8K |
| 1990 | 351,123 | 6.9K | 1.6K |
| 1980 | 246,108 | 3.4K | 1.8K |
| 1970 | 257,405 | 2.6K | 1.4K |
| 1960 | 173,333 | 5.8K | 1.6K |
| 1950 | 196,669 | 9.4K | 2.2K |