Macao SAR China
Urban population in Macao SAR China
Urban population in Macao SAR China: 96.9% in 1950 and 100% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 100%
- Since 1950
- +3.1 percentage points
- Projected, 2050
- 100%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 100% in 2050.
- The highest was 100% in 2000, the lowest 95.3% in 1960.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Macao SAR China |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 |
| 2024 | 100 |
| 2023 | 100 |
| 2022 | 100 |
| 2021 | 100 |
| 2020 | 100 |
| 2019 | 100 |
| 2018 | 100 |
| 2017 | 100 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2014 | 100 |
| 2013 | 100 |
| 2012 | 100 |
| 2011 | 100 |
| 2010 | 100 |
| 2009 | 100 |
| 2008 | 100 |
| 2007 | 100 |
| 2006 | 100 |
| 2005 | 100 |
| 2004 | 100 |
| 2003 | 100 |
| 2002 | 100 |
| 2001 | 100 |
| 2000 | 100 |
| 1999 | 100 |
| 1998 | 100 |
| 1997 | 100 |
| 1996 | 99.9 |
| 1995 | 99.9 |
| 1994 | 99.9 |
| 1993 | 99.8 |
| 1992 | 99.8 |
| 1991 | 99.7 |
| 1990 | 99.6 |
| 1989 | 99.5 |
| 1988 | 99.4 |
| 1987 | 99.3 |
| 1986 | 99.2 |
| 1985 | 99.1 |
| 1984 | 99 |
| 1983 | 98.8 |
| 1982 | 98.7 |
| 1981 | 98.6 |
| 1980 | 98.5 |
| 1979 | 98.4 |
| 1978 | 98.2 |
| 1977 | 98.1 |
| 1976 | 98 |
| 1975 | 97.8 |
| 1974 | 97.7 |
| 1973 | 97.5 |
| 1972 | 97.3 |
| 1971 | 97.2 |
| 1970 | 97 |
| 1969 | 96.8 |
| 1968 | 96.6 |
| 1967 | 96.4 |
| 1966 | 96.1 |
| 1965 | 95.9 |
| 1964 | 95.7 |
| 1963 | 95.5 |
| 1962 | 95.3 |
| 1961 | 95.3 |
| 1960 | 95.3 |
| 1959 | 95.3 |
| 1958 | 95.3 |
| 1957 | 95.4 |
| 1956 | 95.5 |
| 1955 | 95.7 |
| 1954 | 95.8 |
| 1953 | 96.1 |
| 1952 | 96.3 |
| 1951 | 96.6 |
| 1950 | 96.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Macao SAR China |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 |
| 2027 | 100 |
| 2028 | 100 |
| 2029 | 100 |
| 2030 | 100 |
| 2031 | 100 |
| 2032 | 100 |
| 2033 | 100 |
| 2034 | 100 |
| 2035 | 100 |
| 2036 | 100 |
| 2037 | 100 |
| 2038 | 100 |
| 2039 | 100 |
| 2040 | 100 |
| 2041 | 100 |
| 2042 | 100 |
| 2043 | 100 |
| 2044 | 100 |
| 2045 | 100 |
| 2046 | 100 |
| 2047 | 100 |
| 2048 | 100 |
| 2049 | 100 |
| 2050 | 100 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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