Macau Population History
Year-by-year population history from 1960 to 2025.
Historical population trend
Population by year
| Year | Population | Annual change | Numeric change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 685,900 | — | — |
| 2024 | 687,000 | +0.16% | 1,100 |
| 2023 | 678,800 | -1.19% | -8,200 |
| 2022 | 677,300 | -0.22% | -1,500 |
| 2021 | 682,500 | +0.77% | 5,200 |
| 2020 | 685,400 | +0.42% | 2,900 |
| 2019 | 672,000 | -1.96% | -13,400 |
| 2018 | 658,900 | -1.95% | -13,100 |
| 2017 | 648,400 | -1.59% | -10,500 |
| 2016 | 652,500 | +0.63% | 4,100 |
| 2015 | 642,900 | -1.47% | -9,600 |
| 2014 | 621,700 | -3.30% | -21,200 |
| 2013 | 591,900 | -4.79% | -29,800 |
| 2012 | 567,900 | -4.05% | -24,000 |
| 2011 | 549,600 | -3.22% | -18,300 |
| 2010 | 537,000 | -2.29% | -12,600 |
| 2009 | 535,000 | -0.37% | -2,000 |
| 2008 | 540,700 | +1.07% | 5,700 |
| 2007 | 520,900 | -3.66% | -19,800 |
| 2006 | 498,900 | -4.22% | -22,000 |
| 2005 | 473,500 | -5.09% | -25,400 |
| 2004 | 454,700 | -3.97% | -18,800 |
| 2003 | 443,600 | -2.44% | -11,100 |
| 2002 | 438,400 | -1.17% | -5,200 |
| 2001 | 433,900 | -1.03% | -4,500 |
| 2000 | 430,600 | -0.76% | -3,300 |
| 1999 | 427,400 | -0.74% | -3,200 |
| 1998 | 422,300 | -1.19% | -5,100 |
| 1997 | 417,300 | -1.18% | -5,000 |
| 1996 | 415,100 | -0.53% | -2,200 |
| 1995 | 409,300 | -1.40% | -5,800 |
| 1994 | 396,800 | -3.05% | -12,500 |
| 1993 | 384,000 | -3.23% | -12,800 |
| 1992 | 370,900 | -3.41% | -13,100 |
| 1991 | 351,650 | -5.19% | -19,250 |
| 1990 | 334,950 | -4.75% | -16,700 |
| 1989 | 325,100 | -2.94% | -9,850 |
| 1988 | 316,000 | -2.80% | -9,100 |
| 1987 | 306,850 | -2.90% | -9,150 |
| 1986 | 296,050 | -3.52% | -10,800 |
| 1985 | 289,700 | -2.14% | -6,350 |
| 1984 | 282,850 | -2.36% | -6,850 |
| 1983 | 269,300 | -4.79% | -13,550 |
| 1982 | 254,650 | -5.44% | -14,650 |
| 1981 | 244,800 | -3.87% | -9,850 |
| 1980 | 239,650 | -2.10% | -5,150 |
| 1979 | 235,200 | -1.86% | -4,450 |
| 1978 | 232,400 | -1.19% | -2,800 |
| 1977 | 232,950 | +0.24% | 550 |
| 1976 | 235,600 | +1.14% | 2,650 |
| 1975 | 238,200 | +1.10% | 2,600 |
| 1974 | 240,550 | +0.99% | 2,350 |
| 1973 | 242,800 | +0.94% | 2,250 |
| 1972 | 245,050 | +0.93% | 2,250 |
| 1971 | 247,400 | +0.96% | 2,350 |
| 1970 | 257,396 | +4.04% | 9,996 |
| 1969 | 255,306 | -0.81% | -2,090 |
| 1968 | 257,933 | +1.03% | 2,627 |
| 1967 | 260,423 | +0.97% | 2,490 |
| 1966 | 262,942 | +0.97% | 2,519 |
| 1965 | 265,631 | +1.02% | 2,689 |
| 1964 | 225,655 | -15.05% | -39,976 |
| 1963 | 182,135 | -19.29% | -43,520 |
| 1962 | 177,810 | -2.37% | -4,325 |
| 1961 | 173,323 | -2.52% | -4,487 |
| 1960 | 173,315 | 0.00% | -8 |
Historical summary
Macau population in 2025
The latest population shown for asia/macau">Macau is 685,900. Compared with the previous year, the population decreased by +0.16%.
Population change over 10 years
Across the most recent ten-year period, Macau recorded a upward population movement of +6.69%, based only on the annual population series.
Historical high and low
The highest value in this series is 687,000 in 2024. The lowest is 173,315 in 1960.
available population ranking
Macau is currently listed at #165 in the available available population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.