Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Macao
Macao: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 238 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
95.3%
in 1960
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Macao, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 100.0% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Macao peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 1960.
That places Macao 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 96.9% | — |
| 1951 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
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- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
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- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
More reference data data for Macao
- 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) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.23 (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) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0131 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Macao?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Macao was 100.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Macao ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.