Demographics of Macau

Demographics of Macau
Population pyramid of Macau in 2020
Population635,293 (2022 est.)
Growth rate0.75% (2022 est.)
Birth rate5.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Life expectancy84.98 years
 • male82.09 years
 • female88.02 years
Fertility rate0.58 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years14.41%
15–64 years70.73%
65 and over14.86%
Sex ratio
Total0.9 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.05 male(s)/female
65 and over0.74 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityChinese
Major ethnicHan Chinese (88.7%)
Language
SpokenCantonese (80.1%)
Street scene in Macau

Demographic features of the population of Macau include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Macau's population is 95% Chinese, primarily Cantonese and some Hakka, both from nearby Guangdong Province. The majority of the remainder are of Portuguese or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry. Some Japanese, including descendants of Japanese Catholics who were expelled by shōguns, also live in Macau.

The official languages are Portuguese and Cantonese Chinese. The residents commonly (85.7%) speak Cantonese, Mandarin is spoken by 3.2% at home, about 40% are able to communicate in standard Mandarin. English and Portuguese are spoken as a first language by 1.5% and 0.6% respectively, while English is widely taught as a second language. The other popular topolect is Hokkien (Min Nan), spoken by a small percentage of the population. The creole Macanese language (Patuá or Macaista Chapado) is almost extinct.