Population estimates and projections in Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China had an estimated population of 713,912 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Macao SAR, China, 2023 (latest estimate) 713,912 People
Change from 2022 +1.4% 2022: 704,356 people
Projection for 2030 726,723 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 668,860 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 331,168 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 166th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Macao SAR, China over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Macao SAR, China
2100 331,168 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 355,921 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 385,682 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 422,204 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 463,626 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 504,068 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 544,455 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 583,194 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 614,250 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 641,236 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 668,860 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 688,798 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 706,891 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 723,756 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 726,723 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 722,007 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 713,912 people
2022 704,356 people
2021 694,402 people
2020 683,066 people
2019 670,974 people
2018 658,772 people
2017 646,554 people
2016 634,312 people
2015 622,179 people
2014 610,304 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 704,356 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 598,743 people, the figure has changed by +19.2%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Macao SAR, China has the 166th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Macao SAR, China
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024