Hong Kong vs Macao: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Hong Kong
95.3%
in 2025
Macao
95.8%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
9th
Macao rank
7th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 95.8% against 95.3% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 9th and Macao ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.3% | 93.1% | 2.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.6% | 0.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 96.0% | 1.4% | Macao |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.7% | 0.7% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 95.8% against 95.3% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.5%, with Macao 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 9th and Macao ranks 7th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.