Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Macao
Macao: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 80.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Macao recorded 80.9% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Macao peaked at 80.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1991.
Macao ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.9% | — |
| 1992 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 80.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 80.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.8%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 63.9% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 74.9% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.3% | 80.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Djibouti 89.9% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 86.5% compare
- 3 Singapore 82.7% compare
- 5 Jordan 78.0% compare
- 6 Channel Islands 77.4% compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 77.4% 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 in services, male (% of male employment) in Macao?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Macao was 80.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1991.
- How does Macao rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Macao ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).