Number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China
Macau, China: Number of people living in the capital city was 1.37 million people in 2100. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2100, number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China stood at 1.37 million people. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China peaked at 2.33 million people in 2040 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million people, in 2100.
Macau, China ranks 104th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.11 million people | — |
| 2025 | 2.20 million people | +4.5% |
| 2030 | 2.26 million people | +2.6% |
| 2035 | 2.29 million people | +1.4% |
| 2040 | 2.33 million people | +1.5% |
| 2045 | 2.32 million people | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 2.29 million people | -1.0% |
| 2055 | 2.24 million people | -2.4% |
| 2060 | 2.17 million people | -3.0% |
| 2065 | 2.07 million people | -4.6% |
| 2070 | 1.98 million people | -4.2% |
| 2075 | 1.89 million people | -5.0% |
| 2080 | 1.79 million people | -5.1% |
| 2085 | 1.68 million people | -6.0% |
| 2090 | 1.58 million people | -6.0% |
| 2095 | 1.47 million people | -6.8% |
| 2100 | 1.37 million people | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2.16 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.20 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 2.27 million people | 2.26 million people | 2.29 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 2.32 million people | 2.32 million people | 2.33 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 2.27 million people | 2.24 million people | 2.29 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 2.12 million people | 2.07 million people | 2.17 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 1.94 million people | 1.89 million people | 1.98 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 1.74 million people | 1.68 million people | 1.79 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 1.53 million people | 1.47 million people | 1.58 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 1.37 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.37 million people | 1 |
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More reference data data for Macau, China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Macau, China was 1.37 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 million people in 2040.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million people in 2100.
- How does Macau, China rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Macau, China ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.