Form of Government: China's Special Administrative Region
Area: 30.8 sq km
Population: 667 400 inhab. (estimate 2018)
Density: 21 668.83 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 22° N; long. 113° E
Capital:
Currency: pataca (100 avos)
Chief Executive: Fernando Chui Sai On, since 20 December 2009
Internet: www.dsec.gov.mo (Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos)
Member of WTO

Macau

Macau, Aomen

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Politics and current affairs

A Portuguese trading colony since 1557, Macau was declared an overseas territory in 1954. In 1976 it was given special independent administrative status. As established by an agreement drawn up in 1987, on 20 December 1999, Macau was returned to China. For 50 years it will have a high degree of autonomy, similar to that of Hong Kong.
It comprises the island of Macau (8.7 km²) and the city of the same name, as well as the islands of Taipa and Coloane.

Administrative division

Parish	AREA	INHABITANTS	YEAR
Nossa Senhora de Fátima	3.2 sq km	254 000 inhab.	2018
Santo António	1.1 sq km	137 700 inhab.	2018

Cities

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Macau	531 400	inhab.	2018

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Population

Population by age and gender (% - 2018)

75+

60-74

45-59

30-44

15-29

0-14

MALE

AGE

FEMALE

Demographic statistics

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Birth rate	9	‰	2018
Death rate	3.1	‰	2018

Ethnic groups

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Chinese	88.4	%	2016
other Asian	4.7	%	2016

Religions

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Buddhist	80	%	2006
nonreligious/atheist	15	%	2006

Languages

DESCRIPTION
Chinese
Portuguese

Population by selected age groups

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
0-14 years	13.9	%	2018
15-29 years	19.2	%	2018

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Economy

Economy.
The economy is based on the manufacturing and construction industries. Another important factor in the local economy is the number of casinos on the island, attracting large numbers of tourists.

Economy - General data

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Agricultural prod. index (2004-06=100)	90	index	2016
Balance of trade	-9 651.3	M US$	2018

GDP	54 545	M US$	2018
GDP annual growth rate	4.708	%	2018
GDP per capita	82 388	US$	2018
GDP per capita, purchasing power parity (PPP)	116 808	international dollars	2018
GNI	50 112	M US$	2018
GNI per capita	74 100	US$	2017
GNI per capita, purchasing power parity (PPP)	112 480	international dollars	2018
Hi-tech exports	0.163	% of exported products	2014
Industrial prod. index (2005=100)	41.6	index	2012
Industrial prod. index (2010=100)	132.7	index	2015
Inflation	3.005	%	2018

Economy - Employment

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Active population	385 555	units	2018
Active population, Females	48.8	%	2018

Economy - Unemployment

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Unemployment rate	2	%	2018
Unemployment rate, Females	39.4	%	2018

Economy - State budget

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Expenses	80 332	M LCU	2018
Revenues	134 205	M LCU	2018

Employment by economic activity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
agriculture	2.1	%	2018
industry	17.3	%	2018

GDP by economic activity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
industry	6.8	%	2017
services	93.2	%	2017

Financial data

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Currency in circulation	18.917	BN LCU	2018
International reserves	20 281.2	M US$	2018

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Agriculture

Agriculture - products - Aromatics

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
pepper	0.231	1000 t	2017

Agriculture - areas harvested - Aromatics

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
pepper	0.139	1000 ha	2017

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Forests-Livestock-Fishing

Forestry

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
timber	7 927	m³	2017

Livestock - Poultry

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
birds	755	1000 heads	2017

Livestock - Livestock products

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
eggs	0.43	1000 t	2017
hides and skins	0.048	1000 t	2013

Fishing

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
crustaceans and molluscs	480	t	2017
marine fishes	1 020	t	2017

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Energy

Electric energy - Generated

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
- thermal	929	M kWh	2016
non-renewable electricity generation	100	%	2016

Electric energy - Installed capacity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
- thermal	472	1000 kW	2016

Electric energy - Total production and capacity

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
total net generation	929	M kWh	2016
total installed capacity	472	1000 kW	2016

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Industry

Industry - Chemicals

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
nitrogen fertilizers	14.1	1000 t	2016

Industry - Textiles

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
wool yarn	0.4	1000 t	2003

Industry - Clothing and footwear

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
footwear	12 131 000	pairs	2003

Industry - Food and beverages

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
soft drinks, excluding mineral waters	6	1000 hl	2003

Industry - Tobacco

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
tobacco	41	t	2001

Industry - Various

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
food, beverages and tobacco production	86	M US$	2015
manufacturing production	281.6	M US$	2017

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Trade

Composition of goods exports

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
ores and metals	1.044	% of goods exports	2016
food products	0.738	% of goods exports	2016

International trade by country - Merchandise Export

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Hong Kong	264.8	M US$	2010
China	99.2	M US$	2010

International trade by country - Merchandise Import

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
China	1 714	M US$	2010
Hong Kong	578.3	M US$	2010

Merchandise Export

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
2018	1 510	M US$	-
2017	1 406	M US$	-

Merchandise Import

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
2018	11 162	M US$	-
2017	9 451	M US$	-

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Tourism

International Tourism

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Expenditures	1 244	M US$	2017
Number of arrivals	17 255 000	units	2017

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Communications

Communication - Transport

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Civil aviation, passengers carried	2 767.9	1000 units	2017
Merchant fleet	1	units	2018

Communication - Media and telecommunication

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Broadband subscribers	290.703	per 1000 pop.	2016
Computers	384.1	per 1000 pop.	2006

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Social and welfare

Social statistics - Education

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Expected years of schooling	16	years	2017
Graduates	7 560	units	2017

Social statistics - Students and Teachers by level

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Teachers, primary level	2 105	units	2017
Teachers, secondary level	2 710	units	2017

Social statistics - Social protection

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Social protection spending	25.2	% of total expenses	2016

Social statistics - Health

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Hospital beds	2.4	per 1000 pop.	2018
Physicians	2.6	per 1000 pop.	2018

Social statistics - Diseases

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Tuberculosis (prevalence)	49	per 100 000 pop.	2008

Research

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Research and development spending	0.2	% of GDP	2017

Other social indicators

DESCRIPTION	VALUE	UNITS	YEAR
Access to electricity	100	%	2017
Alcohol consumption per capita	6.1	litres	2008

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São Lázaro	0.6 sq km	33 100 inhab.	2018
São Lourenço	1 sq km	54 500 inhab.	2018
Sé	3.4 sq km	52 100 inhab.	2018
Co Tai	6 sq km	-	2017
Coloane Island	7.6 sq km	28 900 inhab.	2018
Macao Peninsula	9.3 sq km	531 400 inhab.	2018
Taipa Island	7.9 sq km	106 100 inhab.	2018
MACAO	30.8 sq km	667 400 inhab.	2018

30-44 years	24.9	%	2018
45-59 years	24.5	%	2018
60-74 years	13	%	2018
75+ years	4.5	%	2018

Daily newspapers	377	per 1000 pop.	2001
Internet users	831.740	per 1000 pop.	2017
Mobiles	3 218.030	per 1000 pop.	2016
Radios	754	per 1000 pop.	2006
Ratio of mobile to fixed telephone lines	13.873	units	2016
Telephone lines	231.962	per 1000 pop.	2016
TVs	95.7	% of households	2006

Calories available per capita/day	2 915	units	2015-17
CO2 emissions	2.553	M t	2016
CO2 emissions per capita	3.923	t	2016
Electricity consumption per capita	8 450	kWh	2018
PM10 emissions	33.165	µg/m³	2011
Population undernourished	11.2	%	2016

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Macau

Macau

Administrative division

Population

Economy

Agriculture

Forests-Livestock-Fishing

Energy

Industry

Trade

Tourism

Communications

Social and welfare

Divorce rate	2.3	‰	2018
Females	53.1	%	2018
Fertility rate	1	units	2017
Household number	194 400	units	2018
Household size	3	units	2018
Infant mortality rate	3.4	‰	2018
Life expectancy	83.6	years	2018
Life expectancy, Females	86.6	years	2018
Life expectancy, Males	80.6	years	2018
Males	46.9	%	2018
Marriage rate	5.8	‰	2018
Natural increase rate	5.9	‰	2018
Population < 15 years	13.9	%	2018
Population > 60 years	17.5	%	2018
Population at latest census	650 834	pop.	2016 (census)
Population growth rate	1.6	%	2015-2020
Sex ratio, males per 100 females	88.2	units	2018
Urban population	100	%	2017

United States	95.6	M US$	2010
Vietnam	23.5	M US$	2010
Germany	17.4	M US$	2010
Japan	13.2	M US$	2010
France	8.8	M US$	2010
Italy	1.8	M US$	2010
Switzerland	0.51	M US$	2010

France	504.8	M US$	2010
Japan	477.8	M US$	2010
Switzerland	417.6	M US$	2010
United States	383.8	M US$	2010
Italy	258.9	M US$	2010
Germany	165.5	M US$	2010
Vietnam	14.3	M US$	2010

2016	1 257	M US$	-
2015	1 339	M US$	-
2014	1 241	M US$	-
2013	1 138	M US$	-
2012	1 021	M US$	-
2011	869	M US$	-
2010	870	M US$	-
2009	961	M US$	-
2008	1 997	M US$	-
2007	2 543	M US$	-
2006	2 557	M US$	-
2005	2 476	M US$	-
2004	2 812	M US$	-
2003	2 581	M US$	-
2002	2 356	M US$	-
2001	2 300	M US$	-
2000	2 539	M US$	-
1999	2 200	M US$	-
1998	2 141	M US$	-
1997	2 148	M US$	-
1996	1 996	M US$	-
1995	1 997	M US$	-
1994	1 866	M US$	-
1993	1 787	M US$	-
1992	1 766	M US$	-
1991	1 665	M US$	-
1990	1 701	M US$	-

2016	8 925	M US$	-
2015	10 603	M US$	-
2014	11 262	M US$	-
2013	10 140	M US$	-
2012	8 982	M US$	-
2011	7 927	M US$	-
2010	5 629	M US$	-
2009	4 751	M US$	-
2008	5 880	M US$	-
2007	6 045	M US$	-
2006	5 236	M US$	-
2005	4 514	M US$	-
2004	4 094	M US$	-
2003	3 232	M US$	-
2002	3 009	M US$	-
2001	2 824	M US$	-
2000	2 625	M US$	-
1999	2 040	M US$	-
1998	1 955	M US$	-
1997	2 082	M US$	-
1996	2 000	M US$	-
1995	2 042	M US$	-
1994	2 001	M US$	-
1993	2 025	M US$	-
1992	1 968	M US$	-
1991	1 852	M US$	-
1990	1 539	M US$	-

Merchant fleet, gross tonnage	2 007	t	2018
Motor vehicles	116 067	units	2018
Motor vehicles per 1000 pop.	174	per 1000 pop.	2018
Passenger cars	108 442	units	2018
Passenger cars per 1000 pop.	162	per 1000 pop.	2018
Roads	449	km	2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary - Female	105	index	2017
Gross enrolment ratio, primary - Male	106	index	2017
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary - Female	101	index	2017
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary - Male	101	index	2017
Illiteracy rate, adult	3.5	%	2016
Public spending on education	3.1	% of GDP	2016
Students	88 661	units	2017
Teachers	7 080	units	2017

Teachers, tertiary level	2 265	units	2017
Students, primary level	28 438	units	2017
Students, secondary level	27 473	units	2017
Students, tertiary level	32 750	units	2017

Catholic	4	%	2006
Protestant	1	%	2006