Macao Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Macao population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Macao in 2025 is 23,439.03 people per square kilometer, a 1.24% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Macao in 2024 was 23,152.01 people per square kilometer, a 1.27% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Macao in 2023 was 22,861.98 people per square kilometer, a 1.29% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Macao in 2022 was 22,570.39 people per square kilometer, a 1.25% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Macao 23,439.03
Singapore 8,434.27
Hong Kong 6,756.57
Gibraltar 3,274.20
Bahrain 1,938.05
Malta 1,682.18
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,306.00
Barbados 657.16
Aruba 589.13
San Marino 559.72
South Korea 515.05
Monaco 481.19
Curacao 436.57
Israel 428.13
Netherlands 426.63
Belgium 384.69
Puerto Rico 369.26
Guam 324.56
Japan 322.67
Trinidad and Tobago 300.38
United Kingdom 279.88
Cayman Islands 266.84
Luxembourg 257.95
Liechtenstein 250.31
Kuwait 246.19
Qatar 239.97
Seychelles 236.62
Germany 232.67
Antigua and Barbuda 216.63
Switzerland 215.66
British Virgin Islands 213.23
Italy 193.73
Andorra 171.44
Isle of Man 149.27
Denmark 139.06
Cyprus 137.99
Poland 126.70
France 118.38
Portugal 110.58
Northern Mariana Islands 109.25
Austria 107.23
Hungary 106.10
Slovenia 103.41
UAE 97.98
Spain 93.73
French Polynesia 90.41
Greece 77.78
Ireland 72.86
Panama 60.90
Turks and Caicos Islands 49.26
Croatia 45.01
Lithuania 40.87
Palau 39.23
Faroe Islands 38.41
United States 34.95
Bahamas 30.10
Estonia 29.00
Latvia 27.72
Chile 26.02
Sweden 20.31
New Zealand 19.84
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.67
Argentina 16.67
Finland 16.41
New Caledonia 16.09
Oman 15.45
Bermuda 14.87
Norway 8.88
Canada 3.99
Iceland 3.69
Australia 3.48
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
Macao - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 23,439.03 1.24%
2024 23,152.01 1.27%
2023 22,861.98 1.29%
2022 22,570.39 1.25%
2021 22,292.44 1.53%
2020 21,957.24 1.90%
2019 21,547.18 1.95%
2018 21,136.07 1.94%
2017 20,734.06 1.90%
2016 20,347.01 1.86%
2015 19,975.29 1.83%
2014 19,615.81 1.82%
2013 19,265.39 1.82%
2012 18,920.97 2.06%
2011 18,539.06 2.46%
2010 18,094.06 2.63%
2009 17,630.55 2.64%
2008 17,176.56 2.66%
2007 16,731.49 2.68%
2006 16,294.25 2.71%
2005 15,864.25 2.75%
2004 15,439.25 2.81%
2003 15,017.31 2.86%
2002 14,599.51 2.40%
2001 14,257.21 1.67%
2000 14,022.60 1.50%
1999 13,815.52 1.61%
1998 13,596.62 1.72%
1997 13,366.88 1.83%
1996 13,126.53 1.93%
1995 12,877.95 2.02%
1994 12,622.69 2.12%
1993 12,360.78 2.24%
1992 12,089.94 2.75%
1991 11,765.91 3.47%
1990 11,371.01 3.82%
1989 10,952.47 3.96%
1988 10,535.00 4.06%
1987 10,123.64 4.11%
1986 9,723.73 4.10%
1985 9,340.91 4.02%
1984 8,980.23 3.88%
1983 8,644.58 3.72%
1982 8,334.16 3.22%
1981 8,074.51 1.37%
1980 7,965.32 -0.11%
1979 7,974.19 -0.18%
1978 7,988.57 -0.14%
1977 8,000.16 -0.10%
1976 8,008.47 -0.10%
1975 8,016.85 -0.15%
1974 8,028.57 -0.23%
1973 8,046.69 -0.33%
1972 8,073.67 -0.47%
1971 8,111.43 1.03%
1970 8,028.70 2.86%
1969 7,805.71 3.21%
1968 7,562.63 3.45%
1967 7,310.10 3.65%
1966 7,052.99 3.80%
1965 6,794.74 3.92%
1964 6,538.31 4.01%
1963 6,286.30 4.07%
1962 6,040.23 4.12%
1961 5,801.04 0.94%
1960 5,747.21 -2.27%
1959 5,880.52 -2.25%
1958 6,015.94 -2.07%
1957 6,142.82 -1.83%
1956 6,257.14 -1.55%
1955 6,355.75 -1.25%
1954 6,436.10 -0.88%
1953 6,493.44 -0.41%
1952 6,520.42 0.16%
1951 6,510.10 1.87%
1950 6,390.84 0.00%