Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate (Employment) in Macao
Macao: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate (Employment) was -0.2429 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Macao, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Macao recorded -0.2429 % change on previous year for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 116.1% on the previous year and down 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Macao peaked at 8.77 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.99 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Macao 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate (Employment) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 5.45 % change on previous year | +81.1% |
| 1994 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7271 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1999 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 2000 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 2001 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +44.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7385 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2004 | 7.3 % change on previous year | +887.9% |
| 2005 | 7.04 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.5 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.77 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 2010 | 4.04 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 2.55 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6469 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5008 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +172.5% |
| 2018 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +51.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 2020 | -0.9564 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2021 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -343.0% |
| 2022 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -185.5% |
| 2023 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -293.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 2025 | -0.2429 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's -0.2429 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1941 % change on previous year. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's -0.2429 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6762 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate (Employment) in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +887.9% | 0.7385 % change on previous year | 7.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.38 % change on previous year | 0.7271 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.76 % change on previous year | 0.7385 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 % change on previous year | 0.5008 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.747 % change on previous year | -1.99 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 152 Samoa -0.1909 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Mauritius -0.1962 % change on previous year compare
- 154 France -0.2338 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.247 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Barbados -0.2583 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Georgia -0.2978 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Macao
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Macao?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Macao was -0.2429 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Macao ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Employment International Labour Organization
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.