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Macau

Special administrative regionof People's Republic of China

Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China since 1999, with its own legal and economic system.[1][2] Draft, not yet reviewed

Population
685,900 in 2025[3]
Land area
33.3 km²[4]
Total area
115 km²[5] land and water
Official languages
Currencies
Land border
People's Republic of China[12]
Coast
Yes[12]
Continent
Official names
  • 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區[13]
  • Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China[14]

Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025685.9K

173,315 in 1960, 685,900 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960173,315
1961173,323
1962177,810
1963182,135
1964225,655
1965265,631
1966262,942
1967260,423
1968257,933
1969255,306
1970257,396
1971247,400
1972245,050
1973242,800
1974240,550
1975238,200
1976235,600
1977232,950
1978232,400
1979235,200
1980239,650
1981244,800
1982254,650
1983269,300
1984282,850
1985289,700
1986296,050
1987306,850
1988316,000
1989325,100
1990334,950
1991351,650
1992370,900
1993384,000
1994396,800
1995409,300
1996415,100
1997417,300
1998422,300
1999427,400
2000430,600
2001433,900
2002438,400
2003443,600
2004454,700
2005473,500
2006498,900
2007520,900
2008540,700
2009535,000
2010537,000
2011549,600
2012567,900
2013591,900
2014621,700
2015642,900
2016652,500
2017648,400
2018658,900
2019672,000
2020685,400
2021682,500
2022677,300
2023678,800
2024687,000
2025685,900

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
MO[15]
ISO alpha-3
MAC[16]
ISO numeric
446[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Macau Written by this project from the cited sources.
  2. Wikipedia: Special administrative regions of China Written by this project from the cited sources.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), area (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  6. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), official language: Portuguese (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), official language: Standard Chinese (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), official language: Cantonese (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), currency: Macanese pataca (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), currency: Hong Kong dollar (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  11. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), continent: Asia (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  13. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), official name (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), official name (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Macau (Q14773), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564797295) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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