Macao: Population density

The latest value from 2024 is 20631 people per square km, an increase from 20384 people per square km in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 476 people per square km, based on data from 195 countries. Historically, the average for Macao from 1961 to 2024 is 16246 people per square km. The minimum value, 8666 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 21530 people per square km was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.