Macau
Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China, in Eastern Asia. UN Tourism counted 39.4 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 93% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Metallic.
- International arrivals
- 39.4 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 15th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Metallicrarer than 7%
- Area
- 30 km² (12 sq mi)
- Population
- 640,000Natural Earth estimate
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 1on Globestamp’s list
Does Macau count as a country?
It depends on the list. Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Macau”.
| List | Counts Macau? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Macau |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Macau belongs to China, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Hong Kong.
The Macau stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Macau’s is Metallic: ink with mica in it, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year. With 39.4 million international arrivals in 2019, Macau is more visited than 93% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Macau
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Macau when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Macau International Airport, MFM), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Macau you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Macau, from 1 World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Sites 1
Historic Centre of Macau (2005). On the bucket list →
Theme parks 2
Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom · Macau Fisherman's Wharf. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 1
Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 1
Communications Museum. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Macau | 568,700 |
Airports
Macau has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
Questions people ask
Is Macau a country?
It depends on the list. Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Macau”.
How many tourists visit Macau a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 39,406,000 international arrivals in Macau in 2019, the 15th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Macau stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Metallic, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year, rarer than 7% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Macau count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Macau”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Macau
Near Macau
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.