Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Macao
Macao: Population in the largest city (% of urban population) was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population in the largest city in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in the largest city in Macao is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 1965.
Macao ranks 1st of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.9% | — |
| 1961 | 98.4% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 99.3% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 86.1% | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 76.8% | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 81.3% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 86.0% | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 90.5% | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 94.4% | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 97.2% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 96.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.2%, 3.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Macao's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.4%, 3.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 76.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.6% | 95.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 94.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 93.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More urban development data for Macao
- Population density 20,631 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- Population in largest city 701,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Macao?
- Population in the largest city in Macao was 100.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 1965.
- How does Macao rank for population in the largest city?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.