Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 79.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China is 79.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China peaked at 79.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1990.
Macau, China ranks 32nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.1% | — |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 66.8% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 62.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 66.8% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.1% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 76.0% | 79.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Macau, China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (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)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Macau, China was 79.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1990.
- How does Macau, China rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Macau, China ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.