Japan vs Macao: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)

Japan
89.7%
in 2025
Macao
90.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Macao rank
12th

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Japan
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 90.6% against 89.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Macao ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Macao ranks 12th of 187 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macao Difference Ahead
1990s 82.3% 86.5% 4.2% Macao
2000s 85.6% 86.9% 1.3% Macao
2010s 87.9% 90.4% 2.5% Macao
2020s 89.1% 90.3% 1.2% Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Japan or Macao?
Macao, at 90.6% against 89.7% in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Japan and Macao?
0.9%, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macao?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Japan and Macao rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Japan ranks 15th and Macao ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.