Nations by Numbers

East Asia & Pacific

Macao SAR, China in numbers

Macao SAR, China is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its population was 685,900 in 2025, ranking 167 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$75,902 in 2025.

Population685,9002025
GDPUS$52.1 billion2025
GDP per personUS$75,9022025
Life expectancy83.32024
Area332024
Urban share100.0%2025

People

Population

685,900
2025 · +59% since 2000 · Rank 167 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.16%
2025 · 0.75% in 2000 · Rank 184 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

20,630.6
2024 · -4% since 2000 · Rank 1 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

100.0%
2025 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 6 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

13.7%
2025 · 22.8% in 2000 · Rank 201 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

15.1%
2025 · 7.1% in 2000 · Rank 66 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

0.58
2024 · -38% since 2000 · Rank 217 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

83.3
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 16 of 217

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 54 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

89.8%
2024 · 13.6% in 2000 · Rank 56 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

89.8%
2024 · 103.5% in 2001 · Rank 164 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$52.1 billion
2025 · +669% since 2000 · Rank 94 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$75,902
2025 · +382% since 2000 · Rank 14 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$137,031
2025 · +295% since 2000 · Rank 4 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

4.67%
2025 · 5.75% in 2000 · Rank 57 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

0.33%
2025 · -1.61% in 2000 · Rank 159 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

2.3%
2025 · 6.9% in 2000 · Rank 165 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

92.3%
2025 · 89.3% in 2000 · Rank 12 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.3%
2025 · 0.6% in 2002 · Rank 144 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

33
2024 · +66% since 2000 · Rank 213 of 216

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

2.53
2024 · -25% since 2000 · Rank 103 of 203

Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific

American SamoaAustraliaBrunei DarussalamChinaFijiMicronesia, Fed. Sts.GuamHong Kong SAR, ChinaIndonesiaJapanCambodiaKiribati

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Macao SAR, China. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.