Macao vs Monaco: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Macao
- Monaco
How they compare
Macao currently reports 20,631 people per sq. km of land area against 18,537 people per sq. km of land area in Monaco, a difference of 2,094 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Monaco ahead.
Macao ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 6 and Monaco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,451 people per sq. km of land area | 11,271 people per sq. km of land area | 179.72 people per sq. km of land area | Macao |
| 1970s | 12,038 people per sq. km of land area | 12,587 people per sq. km of land area | 549.28 people per sq. km of land area | Monaco |
| 1980s | 14,125 people per sq. km of land area | 14,081 people per sq. km of land area | 43.51 people per sq. km of land area | Macao |
| 1990s | 19,648 people per sq. km of land area | 15,519 people per sq. km of land area | 4,130 people per sq. km of land area | Macao |
| 2000s | 17,597 people per sq. km of land area | 15,901 people per sq. km of land area | 1,696 people per sq. km of land area | Macao |
| 2010s | 19,955 people per sq. km of land area | 17,853 people per sq. km of land area | 2,102 people per sq. km of land area | Macao |
| 2020s | 20,611 people per sq. km of land area | 18,685 people per sq. km of land area | 1,926 people per sq. km of land area | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Macao or Monaco?
- Macao, at 20,631 people per sq. km of land area against 18,537 people per sq. km of land area in Monaco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Macao and Monaco?
- 2,094 people per sq. km of land area, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Monaco?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Monaco rank globally for population density?
- Macao ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.