🇲🇴 Macau Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Macau is 723,188, ranking #168 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.23% per year. The biggest city is Macau with 649,335 inhabitants.
Live estimate
723,209
Growth rate
0.23%
Density
22600
people / km² (58533 / mi²)
Median age
40.3
Fertility rate
0.70
births per woman
Life expectancy
83.6
years
Macau population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Macau is projected to reach 668,860, and 331,168 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2031 at 727,318, then decline.
Macau population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 723,188 | 0.23% | 22599.6 | 40.3 |
| 2025 | 722,007 | 0.10% | 22562.7 | 39.6 |
| 2024 | 720,262 | 0.39% | 22508.2 | 38.9 |
| 2023 | 713,912 | 1.39% | 22309.7 | 38.3 |
| 2022 | 704,356 | 1.31% | 22011.1 | 37.8 |
| 2021 | 694,402 | 1.54% | 21700.1 | 37.4 |
| 2020 | 683,066 | 1.75% | 21345.8 | 37.0 |
| 2019 | 670,974 | 1.82% | 20967.9 | 36.7 |
| 2018 | 658,772 | 1.85% | 20586.6 | 36.5 |
| 2017 | 646,554 | 1.90% | 20204.8 | 36.3 |
| 2016 | 634,312 | 1.93% | 19822.2 | 36.2 |
| 2015 | 622,179 | 1.93% | 19443.1 | 36.0 |
| 2014 | 610,304 | 1.92% | 19072.0 | 36.0 |
| 2013 | 598,743 | 1.91% | 18710.7 | 36.0 |
| 2012 | 587,446 | 1.91% | 18357.7 | 35.9 |
| 2011 | 575,633 | 2.16% | 17988.5 | 35.7 |
| 2010 | 562,806 | 2.35% | 17587.7 | 35.3 |
| 2009 | 549,483 | 2.44% | 17171.3 | 34.7 |
| 2008 | 535,930 | 2.55% | 16747.8 | 34.2 |
| 2007 | 522,276 | 2.61% | 16321.1 | 33.7 |
| 2006 | 508,747 | 2.64% | 15898.3 | 33.2 |
| 2005 | 495,410 | 2.67% | 15481.6 | 33.0 |
| 2004 | 482,200 | 2.73% | 15068.8 | 32.7 |
| 2003 | 469,053 | 2.80% | 14657.9 | 32.4 |
| 2002 | 456,014 | 2.84% | 14250.4 | 32.2 |
| 2001 | 445,125 | 1.98% | 13910.2 | 31.9 |
| 2000 | 437,309 | 1.56% | 13665.9 | 31.5 |
| 1999 | 430,252 | 1.70% | 13445.4 | 31.1 |
| 1998 | 422,810 | 1.79% | 13212.8 | 30.7 |
| 1997 | 415,069 | 1.90% | 12970.9 | 30.3 |
| 1996 | 407,028 | 2.01% | 12719.6 | 30.0 |
| 1995 | 398,693 | 2.13% | 12459.2 | 29.6 |
| 1994 | 390,122 | 2.22% | 12191.3 | 29.2 |
| 1993 | 381,326 | 2.34% | 11916.5 | 28.7 |
| 1992 | 372,248 | 2.48% | 11632.8 | 28.3 |
| 1991 | 362,268 | 2.96% | 11320.9 | 27.9 |
| 1990 | 351,123 | 3.29% | 10972.6 | 27.4 |
| 1989 | 339,223 | 3.61% | 10600.7 | 27.0 |
| 1988 | 326,905 | 3.79% | 10215.8 | 26.7 |
| 1987 | 314,620 | 3.87% | 9831.9 | 26.4 |
| 1986 | 302,670 | 3.87% | 9458.4 | 26.1 |
| 1985 | 291,277 | 3.80% | 9102.4 | 25.8 |
| 1984 | 280,557 | 3.70% | 8767.4 | 25.4 |
| 1983 | 270,503 | 3.60% | 8453.2 | 25.1 |
| 1982 | 261,055 | 3.51% | 8158.0 | 24.8 |
| 1981 | 252,505 | 3.14% | 7890.8 | 24.4 |
| 1980 | 246,097 | 1.98% | 7690.5 | 23.4 |
| 1979 | 241,147 | 2.08% | 7535.8 | 21.8 |
| 1978 | 236,207 | 2.06% | 7381.5 | 20.2 |
| 1977 | 231,539 | 1.93% | 7235.6 | 18.5 |
| 1976 | 227,377 | 1.69% | 7105.5 | 16.7 |
| 1975 | 223,940 | 1.35% | 6998.1 | 14.8 |
| 1974 | 221,387 | 0.94% | 6918.3 | 12.9 |
| 1973 | 250,324 | -24.07% | 7822.6 | 17.2 |
| 1972 | 273,181 | 5.21% | 8536.9 | 19.1 |
| 1971 | 263,459 | 1.98% | 8233.1 | 17.8 |
| 1970 | 257,396 | 2.69% | 8043.6 | 17.0 |
| 1969 | 255,306 | -1.07% | 7978.3 | 16.4 |
| 1968 | 257,933 | -0.97% | 8060.4 | 15.4 |
| 1967 | 260,423 | -0.95% | 8138.2 | 14.5 |
| 1966 | 262,942 | -0.98% | 8217.0 | 13.6 |
| 1965 | 265,631 | -1.06% | 8301.0 | 12.6 |
| 1964 | 225,655 | 37.09% | 7051.7 | 14.2 |
| 1963 | 182,135 | 2.35% | 5691.7 | 19.3 |
| 1962 | 177,810 | 2.46% | 5556.5 | 20.2 |
| 1961 | 173,323 | 2.65% | 5416.3 | 21.1 |
| 1960 | 173,315 | -2.65% | 5416.1 | 21.9 |
| 1959 | 178,425 | -3.16% | 5575.8 | 22.4 |
| 1958 | 183,668 | -2.64% | 5739.6 | 22.8 |
| 1957 | 188,189 | -2.23% | 5880.9 | 23.1 |
| 1956 | 192,179 | -1.97% | 6005.6 | 23.3 |
| 1955 | 195,442 | -1.40% | 6107.6 | 23.5 |
| 1954 | 197,868 | -1.07% | 6183.4 | 23.6 |
| 1953 | 199,588 | -0.66% | 6237.1 | 23.8 |
| 1952 | 200,401 | -0.15% | 6262.5 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | 200,113 | 0.44% | 6253.5 | 24.2 |
| 1950 | 196,654 | 3.07% | 6145.4 | 24.4 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 724,072 | 0.01% | 22627.2 | 41.0 |
| 2028 | 724,248 | 0.04% | 22632.8 | 41.7 |
| 2029 | 725,427 | 0.29% | 22669.6 | 42.4 |
| 2030 | 726,723 | 0.07% | 22710.1 | 43.1 |
| 2031 | 727,318 | 0.10% | 22728.7 | 43.8 |
| 2032 | 727,004 | -0.18% | 22718.9 | 44.5 |
| 2033 | 726,350 | 0.00% | 22698.5 | 45.2 |
| 2034 | 725,552 | -0.22% | 22673.5 | 45.9 |
| 2035 | 723,756 | -0.27% | 22617.4 | 46.6 |
| 2036 | 721,014 | -0.49% | 22531.7 | 47.3 |
| 2037 | 717,562 | -0.47% | 22423.8 | 48.1 |
| 2038 | 713,752 | -0.59% | 22304.7 | 48.8 |
| 2039 | 710,030 | -0.45% | 22188.5 | 49.5 |
| 2040 | 706,891 | -0.43% | 22090.3 | 50.2 |
| 2041 | 703,311 | -0.58% | 21978.5 | 50.9 |
| 2042 | 699,236 | -0.58% | 21851.1 | 51.6 |
| 2043 | 695,298 | -0.55% | 21728.1 | 52.3 |
| 2044 | 691,784 | -0.46% | 21618.3 | 52.9 |
| 2045 | 688,798 | -0.40% | 21525.0 | 53.5 |
| 2046 | 685,274 | -0.62% | 21414.8 | 54.0 |
| 2047 | 680,716 | -0.71% | 21272.4 | 54.6 |
| 2048 | 676,229 | -0.61% | 21132.1 | 55.2 |
| 2049 | 672,520 | -0.49% | 21016.3 | 55.7 |
| 2050 | 668,860 | -0.60% | 20901.9 | 56.2 |
| 2051 | 664,200 | -0.79% | 20756.3 | 56.7 |
| 2052 | 658,651 | -0.88% | 20582.8 | 57.3 |
| 2053 | 652,819 | -0.90% | 20400.6 | 57.7 |
| 2054 | 647,004 | -0.90% | 20218.9 | 58.2 |
| 2055 | 641,236 | -0.90% | 20038.6 | 58.6 |
| 2056 | 635,804 | -0.81% | 19868.9 | 59.0 |
| 2057 | 631,070 | -0.69% | 19721.0 | 59.3 |
| 2058 | 626,220 | -0.85% | 19569.4 | 59.6 |
| 2059 | 619,992 | -1.15% | 19374.7 | 60.0 |
| 2060 | 614,250 | -0.71% | 19195.3 | 60.2 |
| 2061 | 608,730 | -1.09% | 19022.8 | 60.5 |
| 2062 | 602,812 | -0.86% | 18837.9 | 60.8 |
| 2063 | 596,427 | -1.27% | 18638.3 | 61.1 |
| 2064 | 589,188 | -1.17% | 18412.1 | 61.4 |
| 2065 | 583,194 | -0.87% | 18224.8 | 61.5 |
| 2066 | 576,702 | -1.37% | 18021.9 | 61.4 |
| 2067 | 568,730 | -1.42% | 17772.8 | 61.4 |
| 2068 | 560,730 | -1.42% | 17522.8 | 61.4 |
| 2069 | 552,532 | -1.53% | 17266.6 | 61.4 |
| 2070 | 544,455 | -1.42% | 17014.2 | 61.5 |
| 2071 | 536,932 | -1.37% | 16779.1 | 61.4 |
| 2072 | 529,101 | -1.57% | 16534.4 | 61.4 |
| 2073 | 520,893 | -1.55% | 16277.9 | 61.4 |
| 2074 | 512,564 | -1.67% | 16017.6 | 61.6 |
| 2075 | 504,068 | -1.67% | 15752.1 | 61.8 |
| 2076 | 495,716 | -1.67% | 15491.1 | 62.0 |
| 2077 | 487,418 | -1.71% | 15231.8 | 62.2 |
| 2078 | 479,184 | -1.70% | 14974.5 | 62.4 |
| 2079 | 471,389 | -1.58% | 14730.9 | 62.6 |
| 2080 | 463,626 | -1.74% | 14488.3 | 62.8 |
| 2081 | 455,348 | -1.86% | 14229.6 | 63.0 |
| 2082 | 446,998 | -1.84% | 13968.7 | 63.2 |
| 2083 | 438,786 | -1.87% | 13712.0 | 63.3 |
| 2084 | 430,464 | -1.96% | 13452.0 | 63.5 |
| 2085 | 422,204 | -1.91% | 13193.9 | 63.6 |
| 2086 | 414,556 | -1.74% | 12954.9 | 63.6 |
| 2087 | 407,155 | -1.86% | 12723.6 | 63.6 |
| 2088 | 399,698 | -1.83% | 12490.5 | 63.5 |
| 2089 | 392,468 | -1.81% | 12264.6 | 63.4 |
| 2090 | 385,682 | -1.67% | 12052.6 | 63.3 |
| 2091 | 379,598 | -1.51% | 11862.5 | 63.1 |
| 2092 | 373,765 | -1.59% | 11680.2 | 63.0 |
| 2093 | 367,538 | -1.77% | 11485.6 | 63.0 |
| 2094 | 361,516 | -1.53% | 11297.4 | 62.9 |
| 2095 | 355,921 | -1.59% | 11122.5 | 62.8 |
| 2096 | 350,708 | -1.36% | 10959.6 | 62.7 |
| 2097 | 345,982 | -1.35% | 10812.0 | 62.6 |
| 2098 | 341,063 | -1.51% | 10658.2 | 62.4 |
| 2099 | 335,988 | -1.49% | 10499.6 | 62.3 |
| 2100 | 331,168 | -1.40% | 10349.0 | 62.2 |
Biggest cities in Macau
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau capital | — | 649,335 |
| 2 | Taipa | Our Lady of Carmo | 112,051 |
| 3 | Sé | — | 52,200 |
| 4 | Luhuan | Saint Francis Xavier | 36,384 |
| 5 | Zhuojiacun | Our Lady of Carmo | 24,000 |
| 6 | Lai Chi Van | Saint Francis Xavier | 22,125 |
FAQ
What is the population of Macau in 2026?
The population of Macau is 723,188 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Macau?
Macau is the biggest city in Macau with 649,335 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Macau growing or shrinking?
The population of Macau is growing at 0.23% per year, and is projected to peak in 2031 at 727,318.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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