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MACAU
Population

Population

Macau is home to 664,000 people (2024). The population density is extremely high with more than 22,500 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The natural population growth rate is 0.67%. (2024)
Birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants is 8.6 (2024)
Mortality rate per 1000 inhabitants is 4.9 (2024)
Life expectancy is 85.3 years. (males 82.5 and females 88.3 years (2024)

Population composition:
The population of Macau is mainly made up of Chinese. They make up around 90 per cent of the total population. In addition, the population consists of Macanese, which are people with mixed Portuguese-Chinese blood, Portuguese and others.

Language

The languages spoken in Macau are Chinese, Portuguese and English.

Religion

The Chinese population is mainly Buddhist (50%). There are also Taoists and Confucians. There is also a Roman Catholic community (15%) and smaller Muslim and Hindu communities.


Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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