Share of male vs female employment in services in Macao
Macao: Share of male vs female employment in services was 80.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.87
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 186 countries
All-time high
80.87
in 2025
All-time low
63.9
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share of male vs female employment in services in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of male vs female employment in services in Macao stood at 80.87. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male vs female employment in services in Macao peaked at 80.87 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.9, in 1991.
Macao ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of male vs female employment in services in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.9 | — |
| 1992 | 64.37 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 65.31 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 66.24 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 67.14 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.19 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 68.86 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 69.68 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 70.23 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.86 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 71.64 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 72.45 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.73 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 71.65 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.46 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 70.2 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.18 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73.48 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 74.89 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 75.25 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.67 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.9 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.52 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.17 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.25 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 77.33 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.02 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.49 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.33 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.43 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.46 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.6 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.78 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 80.87 | +0.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 80.87 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.97, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 80.87 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.76, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1 | 63.9 | 70.23 | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.68 | 70.2 | 73.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.25 | 74.89 | 78.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.25 | 79.33 | 80.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Djibouti 89.91 compare
- 2 Luxembourg 86.51 compare
- 3 Singapore 82.66 compare
- 5 Jordan 78.05 compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 77.42 compare
- 7 Netherlands 76.68 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 share of male vs female employment in services in Macao?
- Share of male vs female employment in services in Macao was 80.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of male vs female employment in services recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 80.87 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of male vs female employment in services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9 in 1991.
- How does Macao rank for share of male vs female employment in services?
- Macao ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of male vs female employment in services 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of male vs female employment in services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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