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COUNTRY PROFILE / MAC

Macao SAR, China

Macao SAR, China / MO

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Macao SAR, China in numbers.

Area33 kmยฒWorld # 212 โ†’Population685.9KWorld # 166 โ†’Population density20,784.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 1 โ†’Life expectancy83.3 yearsWorld # 16 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 75,902World # 14 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Macao SAR, China across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area33 kmยฒWorld # 212 / 2023 โ†’Population685.9KWorld # 166 / 2025 โ†’Population density20,784.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 1 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.2%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate0.6World # 215 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate5.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 212 / 2024 โ†’Death rate3.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 207 / 2024 โ†’Median age38.3 yearsWorld # 69 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+15.1%World # 65 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1413.7%World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-328World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 117 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share59.3%World # 11 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy83.3 yearsWorld # 16 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 75,902World # 14 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 52.1BWorld # 95 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 137,031World # 4 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.7%World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.3%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.3%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment6.8%World # 147 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.5%World # 124 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people4,634.1 per million peopleWorld # 26 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 85 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people2.9 per million peopleWorld # 101 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,929 kcal/dayWorld # 97 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person121.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 5 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest areaNo dataNo rank โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.5 tWorld # 144 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.8%World # 60 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions201.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 6 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 171 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals5.9MWorld # 33 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 9.4BWorld # 23 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageTraditional ChineseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to right with vertical writingTraditional ChineseLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyPatacaMOPDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country