Macao vs Singapore: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Macao
100.0%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
Macao rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) over time
- Macao
- Singapore
How they compare
Macao currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Macao ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 99.4% | 8.4% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 99.6% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 0.5% | Macao |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 97.8% | 0.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 99.3% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 99.8% | 3.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 100.0% | 1.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Macao or Singapore?
- Macao, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Macao and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Macao ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.