Macau
Territory in Asia
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 685.9K (2025). World rank 167 of 216; in Asia, 47 of 49. Area: 30 km². World rank 241 of 249; in Asia, 50 of 50. GDP per person: $75,902 (2025). World rank 14 of 210 (1 = best); in Asia, 2 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: population 642.9K → 685.9K, GDP $44.9B → $52.1B, and GDP per person $69,903 → $75,902. Better than all its neighbours (China): life expectancy and GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Local name
- Macau
- Region
- Asia
- Form of government
- Limited democracy
- UN member
- No
- Head of government
- Sam Hou Fai
Key figures
- Population
- 685,900 2025
- Area
- 30 km²
- GDP
- $52.1B 2025
- GDP per person
- $75,902 2025
- Life expectancy
- 83.3 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Portuguese, Chinese
- Currency
- Macanese Pataca (MOP)
- Time zones
- UTC+8
- Calling code
- +853
- Emergency numbers
- 999
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- D, F, G
- Mains voltage
- 220 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 41
- Neighbours
- China
Elevation
- Highest point
- Alto Coloane, 172 m
- Lowest point
- South China Sea, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 24
- Warmest month in the capital
- July, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, 17°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 22,863.3 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- -0.2% 2025
- Living in cities
- 100% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -328 2025
- Born in another country
- 59.3% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 13.7% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 71.2% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 15.1% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 86.2 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 80.6 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 0.6 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 5.3 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 3.6 2024
Society
- Religions
- folk religions 58.9%, Buddhist 17.3%, no religion 15.4%, Christian 7.2%, and other 1.2% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 72.7 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 59.6 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 76.1 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 79.3 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 50 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $137,031 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +4.7% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $69,920 2024
- Inflation
- +0.3% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 55 2025
Structure and jobs
- Industry, share of GDP
- 4.7% 2024
- Services, share of GDP
- 92% 2024
- Unemployment
- 2.4% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 6.8% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 63.1% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 92.3% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 46.9% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +39.6% 2025
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +2.2% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 0.3% 2025
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 27.4% 2024
Education
- Adult literacy
- 96.5% 2016
- Primary school enrolment
- 89.8% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 94.7% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 142% 2024
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 3.5% 2023
Healthcare
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.6 1987
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 3.8 2018
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 5.3 1970
Public health
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 8.1% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 100% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 0.6 2023
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 84.3 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 2.5 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 2.7 2024
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 89.8% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 201 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 29.9 2024
- Internet domain
- .mo
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 11% 2022
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 2,053,176 2023
- Airports
- 1 2025
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 0.3% 2024
- Researchers per million people
- 4,634 2024
- Patent applications by residents
- 8 2024
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 0% 2024