Hong Kong vs Macao: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 7.7% against 6.8% in Macao, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 175th and Macao ranks 178th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Macao in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 10.6% | 0.7% | Macao |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 0.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 2.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 1.3% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, total (% of total employment), Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 7.7% against 6.8% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, total (% of total employment) between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 175th and Macao ranks 178th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (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
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.