Modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao
Macao: Modeled female employment to population ratio was 61.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.8
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
21st
of 186 countries
All-time high
65.41
in 2014
All-time low
44.42
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao is 61.8, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao peaked at 65.41 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.42, in 1991.
That places Macao 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.42 | — |
| 1992 | 45.49 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 47.23 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 48.48 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 49.87 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 51.06 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 53.1 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 52.52 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 53.08 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 53.81 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 53.92 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.77 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 51.02 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 52.75 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 54.82 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 56.67 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 60.79 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 62.09 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 62.89 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.09 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.35 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 64.24 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.07 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 65.41 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.07 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.6 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.9 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.13 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.85 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.26 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 62.88 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.74 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 61.42 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 62.25 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 61.8 | -0.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 61.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.07, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 61.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.47, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.47 | 44.42 | 53.1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.25 | 51.02 | 62.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.37 | 63.09 | 65.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.56 | 58.74 | 62.88 | 6 |
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 modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao?
- Modeled female employment to population ratio in Macao was 61.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modeled female employment to population ratio recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 65.41 in 2014.
- What is the lowest modeled female employment to population ratio recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.42 in 1991.
- How does Macao rank for modeled female employment to population ratio?
- Macao ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is modeled female employment to population ratio rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Modeled female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).