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Macau

City population
649,335
#1
in Macao
#856
worldwide
Share of Macao
94.7%
Of the national population
Elevation
28 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Capital city
National
The capital of Macao
Time zone
Asia/Macau
IANA zone identifier

About Macau

The sole listed city in Macao holds 94.7% of the country's population at 649,335. Three neighbouring cities lie within 2 km — Santo António (129,800), Nossa Senhora de Fátima (126,000), and São Lázaro (33,100) — while Zhuhai, with a population of 2,207,090, sits 9 km away.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Key Facts

Country
Coordinates
22.201, 113.546
Record updated
27 August 2024
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 1 in Macao

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Macau compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Macau649K

Macau Population FAQ

What is the population of Macau?

Macau has a city population of 649,335. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Macau?

Macau is in Macao. Its coordinates are 22.201, 113.546.

How big is Macau compared with other cities in Macao?

It is the 1st largest of the 1 cities listed in Macao, holding 94.7% of the national population.

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