Austria vs Macao: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents

Austria
1.98 million people
in 2020
Macao
2.11 million people
in 2020
Austria rank
86th
Macao rank
83rd

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time

  • Austria
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 2.11 million people against 1.98 million people in Austria, a difference of 131,720 people.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 86th and Macao ranks 83rd of 182 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Macao in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Macao Difference Ahead
1950s 1.52 million people 0 people 1.52 million people Austria
1960s 1.52 million people 0 people 1.52 million people Austria
1970s 1.56 million people 0 people 1.56 million people Austria
1980s 1.51 million people 0 people 1.51 million people Austria
1990s 1.53 million people 0 people 1.53 million people Austria
2000s 1.60 million people 1.45 million people 147,160 people Austria
2010s 1.77 million people 1.81 million people 41,930 people Macao
2020s 1.98 million people 2.11 million people 131,720 people Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Austria or Macao?
Macao, at 2.11 million people against 1.98 million people in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Austria and Macao?
131,720 people, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Macao?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Austria and Macao rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
Austria ranks 86th and Macao ranks 83rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.