Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … capita in Macao
Macao: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … capita was 0.0003 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Macao, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Macao is 0.0003 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Macao peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2014.
That places Macao 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) … capita in Macao, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0003 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0003 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 93 Azerbaijan 0.0003 units per person compare
- 94 Barbados 0.0003 units per person compare
- 95 Colombia 0.0003 units per person compare
- 97 Uzbekistan 0.0003 units per person compare
- 98 Mexico 0.0003 units per person compare
- 99 Sierra Leone 0.0003 units per person 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 persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Macao?
- Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Macao was 0.0003 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
- Macao ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.