Macao SAR, China — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Macao SAR, China, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Macao SAR, China was -0.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.43% in 1964. The lowest was -3.96% in 1971 (about 24.7× the latest value).
Macao SAR, China ranks 184 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 85%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Macao SAR, China sits below it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 101% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 105%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 28 of 37 economies; China (-0.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 55273% in 1962. That is 118% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 1962.
World ranking. Climbed: 210th of 216 in 1961 → 177th of 216 in 1970 → 118th of 216 in 1980 → 42nd of 216 in 1990 → 149th of 217 in 2000 → 163rd of 217 in 2010 → 55th of 217 in 2020 → 184th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.16% | -1.4 pp |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.22% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | -0.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | -0.42% | -2.4 pp |
| 2020 | 1.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.97% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.61% | +2.2 pp |
| 2017 | -0.63% | -2.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.48% | -1.9 pp |
| 2015 | 3.35% | -1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 4.91% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 4.14% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 3.28% | +1.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.32% | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 0.37% | +1.4 pp |
| 2009 | -1.06% | -4.8 pp |
| 2008 | 3.73% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 4.32% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 5.23% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 4.05% | +1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 2.47% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 1.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.19% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 0.53% | -0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 1.41% | -1.7 pp |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 3.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.47% | -1.9 pp |
| 1992 | 5.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 4.87% | +1.9 pp |
| 1990 | 2.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 3.58% | +1.4 pp |
| 1986 | 2.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2.39% | -2.5 pp |
| 1984 | 4.91% | -0.7 pp |
| 1983 | 5.59% | +1.6 pp |
| 1982 | 3.94% | +1.8 pp |
| 1981 | 2.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 1.87% | +0.7 pp |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +1.4 pp |
| 1978 | -0.24% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | -1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | -1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | -0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | -0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | -0.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | -0.95% | +3.0 pp |
| 1971 | -3.96% | -4.8 pp |
| 1970 | 0.82% | +1.8 pp |
| 1969 | -1.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | -0.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | -0.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | -1.02% | -17.3 pp |
| 1965 | 16.31% | -5.1 pp |
| 1964 | 21.43% | +19.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 2.56% | +2.6 pp |
| 1961 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Macao SAR, China’s Population growth in 1962?
2.56% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Macao SAR, China’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -3571.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.16%; 2024: 1.2%; 2023: 0.22%; 2022: -0.76%; 2021: -0.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.