Macao SAR, China — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Macao SAR, China, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Macao SAR, China was 100.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2002. The lowest was 95.25% in 1960 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.07% per year.
Macao SAR, China ranks 4 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 65.45%, so Macao SAR, China sits above it. It peaked in 2002 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 37 economies; Naoero (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 9th of 217 in 1960 → 9th of 217 in 1970 → 9th of 217 in 1980 → 9th of 217 in 1990 → 10th of 217 in 2000 → 4th of 217 in 2010 → 4th of 217 in 2020 → 4th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 99.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 99.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 99.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 99.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 99.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 99.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 99.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 99.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 99.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 99.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 99.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 99.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 99.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 99.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 98.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 98.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 98.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 98.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 98.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 98.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 98.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 98.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 97.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 97.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 97.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 97.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 97.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 97.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 97.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 96.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 96.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 96.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 96.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 95.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 95.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 95.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 95.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 95.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1960 | 95.25% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Macao SAR, China’s Urban population in 1961?
95.26% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Macao SAR, China’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +5.0% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 100%; 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.