Macao vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)

Macao
66.2%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
17.2%
in 2021
Macao rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) over time

  • Macao
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
204060199120062021

How they compare

Macao currently reports 66.2% against 17.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 49.0%.

That makes Macao's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 174 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 58.9% 16.4% 42.5% Macao
2010s 66.2% 17.8% 48.4% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Macao or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Macao, at 66.2% against 17.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
49.0%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Macao and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
Macao ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Macao vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Statizoid, drawing on Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-to-population-ratio-15-female-percent-national-estimate/macao-sar-china/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-to-population-ratio-15-female-percent-national-estimate/macao-sar-china/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-excluding-high-income/">Macao vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 4,686 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.