Population rises 17.8 pct in 5 years: govt

2017-05-08 08:00
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Macau had a population of around 650,000 last year, a 17.8 percent increase over five years, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) has announced.

The findings of the 2016 Population By-census – conducted in August last year – were released on Friday.

Macau had a population of 650,834 in August last year, a 17.8 percent increase from the 552,503 in the 2011 Population Census, attributable to a surge in non-resident workers and a rebound in the birth rate, the bureau said.

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