Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong peaked at 1.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.5% | — |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 43% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 42% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, 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), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).