Employment in agri vs urban pop in Macao
Macao: Employment in agri vs urban pop was 0.5092 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5092
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
183rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.518
in 2021
All-time low
0.3932
in 1994
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Employment in agri vs urban pop in Macao, 1991–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, employment in agri vs urban pop in Macao stood at 0.5092.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agri vs urban pop in Macao peaked at 0.518 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3932, in 1994.
That places Macao 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employment in agri vs urban pop in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3997 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3955 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3941 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3932 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3936 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3954 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3977 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4002 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4002 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3999 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3998 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3998 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4001 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3999 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3999 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3999 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4001 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4663 | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.466 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4709 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4751 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4898 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5007 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5041 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5147 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5169 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5159 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.518 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5131 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5092 | -0.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.5092 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.62, 19% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.5092 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.12, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3966 | 0.3932 | 0.4002 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3999 | 0.3998 | 0.4001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.492 | 0.466 | 0.5169 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5146 | 0.5092 | 0.518 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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 in agri vs urban pop in Macao?
- Employment in agri vs urban pop in Macao was 0.5092 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.518 in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3932 in 1994.
- How does Macao rank for employment in agri vs urban pop?
- Macao ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agri vs urban pop rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment in agri vs urban pop. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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