Number of refugees per 100000 in Macao
Macao: Number of refugees per 100000 was 2.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Macao, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 2.08 for number of refugees per 100000 in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 158.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Macao peaked at 3.73 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
Macao ranks 158th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.14 | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.85 | +153.8% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.73 | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 1.57 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.53 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.49 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.46 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8193 | — |
| 2015 | 0.8036 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7882 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1.42 | — |
| 2023 | 2.1 | +48.0% |
| 2024 | 2.08 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.08 | -0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 87% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.08 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.31, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +153.8% | 1.12 | 2.85 |
| 2013 | -100.0% | 1.39 | 0 |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 0.7882 | 0 |
| 2005 | -56.7% | 3.73 | 1.61 |
| 2023 | +48.0% | 1.42 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | +34.7% | 2.77 | 3.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.12 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5803 | 0 | 1.42 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 0 | 2.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 155 Paraguay 2.31 compare
- 156 Tanzania 2.26 compare
- 157 United Arab Emirates 2.22 compare
- 159 South Africa 2.04 compare
- 160 Malta 2.02 compare
- 161 Madagascar 1.95 compare
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Macao?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Macao was 2.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Macao ranks 158th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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