Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Macao
Macao: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 46.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Macao, 1960–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Macao recorded 46.7% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2016.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Macao peaked at 56.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1960.
That places Macao 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.4% | — |
| 1992 | 47.5% | +61.8% |
| 1993 | 53.5% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -1.9% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 46.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.5%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Macao's 46.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.7%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +61.8% | 29.4% | 47.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 43.1% | 56.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 30.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.7% | 51.9% | 7 |
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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Macao?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Macao was 46.7% in 2016, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Macao ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2016.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.