Population, male in Macao
Macao: Population, male was 315,701 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Macao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Macao is 315,701, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Macao peaked at 318,480 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85,151, in 1961.
Macao ranks 168th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112,318 | 85,151 | 134,769 | 10 |
| 1970s | 118,294 | 110,997 | 131,283 | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,423 | 121,163 | 158,303 | 10 |
| 1990s | 189,170 | 162,465 | 204,646 | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,468 | 205,895 | 257,506 | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,351 | 255,593 | 313,081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 315,550 | 313,119 | 318,480 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 166 Maldives 326,850 compare
- 167 Suriname 319,510 compare
- 170 Montenegro 300,021 compare
- 171 Cape Verde 268,154 compare
More health data for Macao
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,233 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,478 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 488,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 4,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 3,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,784 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Macao?
- Population, male in Macao was 315,701 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 318,480 in 2020.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,151 in 1961.
- How does Macao rank for population, male?
- Macao ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.