Employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China is 1.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China peaked at 1.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1997.
Macau, China ranks 100th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 1.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 1.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Macau, China was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1997.
- How does Macau, China rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Macau, China ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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).