# Population density in Macao

Population density in Macao was 20,630.6 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `mo`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/macao
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/macao.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=mo

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 20,630.6 |
| 2023 | 20,384.4 |
| 2022 | 20,524.2 |
| 2021 | 20,681.8 |
| 2020 | 20,832.8 |
| 2019 | 20,425.5 |
| 2018 | 20,027.4 |
| 2017 | 21,051.9 |
| 2016 | 21,393.4 |
| 2015 | 21,148 |
| 2014 | 20,518.2 |
| 2013 | 19,534.7 |
| 2012 | 18,993.3 |
| 2011 | 18,381.3 |
| 2010 | 18,080.8 |
| 2009 | 18,135.6 |
| 2008 | 18,517.1 |
| 2007 | 17,839 |
| 2006 | 17,444.1 |
| 2005 | 16,910.7 |
| 2004 | 16,239.3 |
| 2003 | 16,429.6 |
| 2002 | 16,237 |
| 2001 | 16,688.5 |
| 2000 | 21,530 |
| 1999 | 21,370 |
| 1998 | 21,115 |
| 1997 | 20,865 |
| 1996 | 20,755 |
| 1995 | 20,465 |
| 1994 | 19,840 |
| 1993 | 19,200 |
| 1992 | 18,545 |
| 1991 | 17,582.5 |
| 1990 | 16,747.5 |
| 1989 | 16,255 |
| 1988 | 15,800 |
| 1987 | 15,342.5 |
| 1986 | 14,802.5 |
| 1985 | 14,485 |
| 1984 | 14,142.5 |
| 1983 | 13,465 |
| 1982 | 12,732.5 |
| 1981 | 12,240 |
| 1980 | 11,982.5 |
| 1979 | 11,760 |
| 1978 | 11,620 |
| 1977 | 11,647.5 |
| 1976 | 11,780 |
| 1975 | 11,910 |
| 1974 | 12,027.5 |
| 1973 | 12,140 |
| 1972 | 12,252.5 |
| 1971 | 12,370 |
| 1970 | 12,869.8 |
| 1969 | 12,765.3 |
| 1968 | 12,896.7 |
| 1967 | 13,021.2 |
| 1966 | 13,147.1 |
| 1965 | 13,281.6 |
| 1964 | 11,282.8 |
| 1963 | 9,106.8 |
| 1962 | 8,890.5 |
| 1961 | 8,666.2 |