Demographic profile
Macao is the 170th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.01% of everyone alive. Within Eastern Asia, it ranks 8 of 8.
Each day brings roughly 12 births and 13 deaths — a net decline of about 365 people a year. At -0.05% annually. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 96.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 24.0%, with life expectancy at about 81.6 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Macao in 2026? Approximately 629,092 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Macao shrinking? About -0.05% per year — roughly 12 births and 13 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Macao? Around 0.01% — ranked 170 worldwide by population.