Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
29.86 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
212,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
local government dominates broadcast media; 2 TV stations operated by the government, with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin; 1 cable TV and 4 satellite TV services available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.mo
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
89.8% (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
11.28 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
87,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
201.14 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
1.37 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
pork, chicken, beef, eggs, pork offal, pork fat, pepper, beef offal, cattle hides, goose meat (2023)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$11.509 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$12.513 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$2.705 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
$3.476 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$14.38 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$16.687 billion (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
patacas (MOP) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
7.989 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
8.006 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
8.065 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
8.063 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
8.037 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
jewelry, garments, broadcasting equipment, precious metal watches, video and card games (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$28.163 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$21.097 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$41.839 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$48.045 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
92.3% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
12.2% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
30.1% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
46.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
11.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
4.7% (2024, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
92.0% (2024, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$137,031 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$52.061 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$80.318 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Imports - commodities
jewelry, garments, trunks and cases, broadcasting equipment, electricity (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$23.77 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$20.923 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$23.205 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$24.393 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
6.8% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
0% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
1% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
0.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
0.3% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Labor force
401,572 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
0% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$40.699 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$71.248 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$80.318 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
-19.6% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
75.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
4.7% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$60,100 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$105,000 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
0.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
0.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
0.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
0.3% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$25.971 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$27.771 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$30.638 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
31.8% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
2.5% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
2.3% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
2.3% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
4.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
8.8% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
6.8% (2025, World Bank)
Energy: Coal: exports
600 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
7 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
41.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
58.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
5.659 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
5.327 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
427,000 kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
161.125 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
64.641 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
121.747 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
121.716 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
11,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
-1,239 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
238,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
1.358 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
1.595 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers
Environment: Environmental issues
air pollution; coastal water pollution; solid-waste disposal; noise pollution
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
0% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
100% (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
1.46% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
100.0% (2025, World Bank)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
377,900 tons (2024 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
less than one-sixth the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
28.2 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
41 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Alto Coloane 172 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
South China Sea 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
22 10 N, 113 33 E
Geography: Geography - note
primarily urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km (2 sq mi) and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges
Geography: Irrigated land
0 sq km (2012)
Geography: Land boundaries: regional borders
China 3 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
3 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
0% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
0% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
100% (2022 est.)
Geography: Map references
Southeast Asia
Geography: Maritime claims
not specified
Geography: Natural hazards
typhoons
Geography: Population distribution
population fairly equally distributed
Geography: Terrain
generally flat
Government: Citizenship
see China
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Republic of China State Council, and the Macau Special Administrative Region; submittal of proposals to the NPC requires two-thirds majority vote by the Legislative Assembly of Macau, approval by two thirds of Macau's deputies to the NPC, and consent of the Macau chief executive; final passage requires approval by the NPC
Government: Constitution: history
previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution)
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Macau
Government: Country name: etymology
name derived from the Chinese ama-gao , or “Bay of Ama,” for Ama, the patron goddess of sailors
Government: Country name: official long form
Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese)/ Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese)
Government: Country name: official short form
Aomen (Chinese)/ Macau (Portuguese)
Government: Dependency status
special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
the US has no offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong Kong is accredited to Macau
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US
none (Special Administrative Region of China)
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Executive Council appointed by the chief executive
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2024: Sam Hou FAI (unopposed; received 394 out of 400 votes) 2019: HO lat Seng (unopposed; received 392 out of 400 votes)
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); chief executive chosen by a 400-member Election Committee for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term)
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
president: March 2028 chief executive: 2029
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Chief Executive Sam Hou FAI (since 20 December 2024)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
president: 10 March 2023 chief executive: 13 October 2024
Government: Flag
description: green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, under an arc of five five-pointed gold stars meaning: the lotus is the national floral emblem, and the three petals represent the country's peninsula and two islands; the five stars echo the Chinese flag
Government: International organization participation
ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Court of Final Appeal of Macau Special Administrative Region (consists of the court president and 2 associate justices)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
justices appointed by the Macau chief executive upon the recommendation of an independent commission of judges, lawyers, and "eminent" persons; judge tenure NA
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
Court of Second Instance; Court of First instance; Lower Court; Administrative Court
Government: Legal system
civil law system based on the Portuguese model
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
mixed
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
September 2025
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Legislative Assembly (Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
9/12/2021
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
33 (14 directly elected, 12 indirectly elected, 7 appointed)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
United Citizens Association of Macau (ACUM) (3); Union for Development (UPD) (2); Macau-Guangdong Union (UGM) (2); Union for Promoting Progress (UPP) (2); Alliance for a Happy Home (ABL) (2); New Hope (NE) (2); Association of Synergy of Macau (PS) (1)
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
official anthem, as a Special Administrative Region of China
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
TIAN Han/NIE Er
Government: National color(s)
green, white, yellow
Government: National holiday
National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)
Government: National symbol(s)
lotus blossom
Government: Political parties
Alliance for a Happy Home or ABL Association of Synergy of Macau ("Synergy Power" or Poder da Singeria) or PS Macau-Guangdong Union or UGM New Hope or NE Union for Development or UPD Union for Promoting Progress or UPP or UNIPRO United Citizens Association of Macau or ACUM
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past 7 years
Introduction: Background
Portuguese ships began arriving in 1513. In the 1550s, Portuguese paying tribute to China settled in Macau, which became the official entrepôt for all international trade with China and Japan and the first European settlement in the Far East. The first governor was appointed in the 17th century, but the Portuguese remained largely under the control of the Chinese. In the 1930s and ’40s Macau was declared a neutral territory during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II and became a refuge for both Chinese and Europeans. Portugal officially made Macau an overseas province in 1951. In April 1987, Portugal and China reached an agreement to return Macau to Chinese rule in 1999, using the Hong Kong Joint Declaration between China and the UK as a model. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the next 50 years. However, after China's multi-year crackdown against the pro-democracy movement in nearby Hong Kong, the governments of China and the Macau Special Administrative Region worked to limit Macau's political autonomy by suppressing opposition activity in the 2021 legislative elections.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of China; the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) maintains a garrison in Macau
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Macau Public Security Police Force
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
13.7% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
71.2% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
15.1% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Birth rate
5.30 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Death rate
3.60 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
22.5 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
4.5 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
43 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
20.5 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population
People and Society: Education expenditure
6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Chinese 89.4%, Chinese and Portuguese 1%, Portuguese 0.8%, Chinese and non-Portuguese 0.2%, Portuguese and others 0.2%, other 8.5% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.61 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
5.30 (1970, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
4.5 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Cantonese 81%, Mandarin 4.7%, other Chinese dialects 5.4%, English 3.6%, Tagalog 2.9%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 1.8% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
世界概况, 必須擁有的基本資料参考书 (Cantonese) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
86.20 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
80.60 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: female
95.0% (2016, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: male
98.2% (2016, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
96.5% (2016, World Bank)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
682,000 Macau (2023)
People and Society: Median age: female
43.1 years
People and Society: Median age: male
41.5 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Chinese
People and Society: Net migration rate
3.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Physician density
1.56 (1987, World Bank)
People and Society: Population
685,900 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population distribution
population fairly equally distributed
People and Society: Population growth rate
-0.2% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: female
370,199 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: male
315,701 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
19 years (2021)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
17 years
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
18 years
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.87 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.89 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.9 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
0.58 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
-0.2% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
100.0% (2025, World Bank)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
6 (2009, UNHCR)
Transnational Issues: Trafficking in persons: tier rating
Tier 3 — Macau does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so, therefore, Macau remained on Tier 3; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/macau
Transportation: Airports
1 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
B-M
Transportation: Heliports
4 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
other 5
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
5 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Macau
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
1
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
1
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
1 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
0
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