Macao: 2026 cumulative border crossings exceed 200 million person-times, 18 days earlier than last year

Macao Public Security Police Force data shows that as of 11:00 on October 22, 2026, the city's cumulative annual border crossings exceeded 200 million person-times, reaching the milestone 18 days earlier than in 2025; current average daily crossings across Macao stand at 680,000 person-times, up 6.6% year on year, with passenger flow maintaining growth momentum despite the high base. By checkpoint, the Border Gate checkpoint is the main passenger flow channel, accounting for 51.9%; Qingmao Port and Hengqin Port account for 15.8% and 15% respectively, while the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge checkpoint accounts for 10.7%. Entering October, passenger flow at the Border Gate checkpoint has exceeded 100 million person-times, while flows at Qingmao and Hengqin ports have each surpassed 30 million person-times, with all core checkpoints reaching these passenger volumes earlier than in previous years. In terms of passenger structure, Macao residents account for 36.4%, visitors 35%, and non-resident workers 25.2%; among inbound visitors, mainland visitors account for 74.3%, Hong Kong visitors 16.9%, and Taiwan Province visitors 2.7%. As for clearance channels, self-service channels have a usage rate of 79.7%, making them the mainstream inspection method. This year Macao has also set multiple single-day crossing records: on May 2, total daily passenger flow across Macao hit a single-day high of 889,000 person-times, and inbound visitors reached a single-day high of 248,000 person-times; on October 4, Hengqin Port set a new single-day passenger flow high of 150,000 person-times.