Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 39.4% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China peaked at 1.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Macau, China ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +55.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +114.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -22.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Macau, China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Macau, China rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Macau, China ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.