Macao Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Macao population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Macao in 2024 is 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.
  • The population density of Macao in 2021 was 22,292.44 people per square kilometer, a 1.53% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Macao 23,152.01
Singapore 8,383.25
Hong Kong 6,753.77
Gibraltar 3,271.80
Bahrain 1,921.43
Malta 1,677.31
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,303.21
Barbados 656.53
Aruba 589.87
San Marino 560.23
South Korea 515.56
Monaco 482.61
Curacao 434.61
Netherlands 425.40
Israel 421.91
Belgium 383.75
Puerto Rico 368.52
Japan 324.45
Guam 322.43
Trinidad and Tobago 299.84
United Kingdom 278.98
Cayman Islands 264.72
Luxembourg 255.44
Liechtenstein 248.89
Kuwait 244.07
Qatar 238.21
Seychelles 235.35
Germany 232.82
Antigua and Barbuda 215.49
Switzerland 214.37
British Virgin Islands 211.75
Italy 194.32
Andorra 170.94
Isle of Man 148.95
Denmark 138.39
Cyprus 137.12
Poland 128.64
France 118.16
Portugal 110.85
Northern Mariana Islands 108.75
Hungary 107.44
Austria 107.02
Slovenia 103.47
UAE 97.23
Spain 93.83
French Polynesia 89.71
Greece 78.07
Ireland 72.42
Panama 60.12
Turks and Caicos Islands 48.87
Croatia 45.27
Lithuania 41.25
Palau 39.24
Faroe Islands 38.28
United States 34.77
Bahamas 29.92
Estonia 29.09
Latvia 28.02
Chile 25.98
Sweden 20.20
New Zealand 19.69
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.43
Argentina 16.57
Finland 16.40
New Caledonia 15.93
Oman 15.23
Bermuda 14.90
Norway 8.82
Canada 3.96
Iceland 3.67
Australia 3.45
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
Macao - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
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%