Macao vs Middle income: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Macao
66.3%
in 2025
Middle income
57.7%
in 2025
Macao rank
30th
Middle income rank
28th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Macao
- Middle income
How they compare
Macao currently reports 66.3% against 57.7% in Middle income, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.
Macao ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 28th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 62.6% | 2.3% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 60.5% | 2.1% | Macao |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 58.1% | 11.0% | Macao |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 57.0% | 9.4% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Macao or Middle income?
- Macao, at 66.3% against 57.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Macao and Middle income?
- 8.6%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Middle income rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Macao ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 28th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.