Unemployment rate women in Macao
Macao: Unemployment rate women was 2.05 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.05
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
171st
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 2003
All-time low
1.33
in 2018
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Macao is 2.05, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Macao peaked at 4.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 2018.
That places Macao 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.74 | — |
| 1992 | 2.37 | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | +33.5% |
| 1995 | 2.96 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 3.62 | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 2.61 | -28.1% |
| 1998 | 3.31 | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 4.3 | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 4.67 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 4.37 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 4.49 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.7 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.04 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 3.84 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.82 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.95 | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 2.79 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.85 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.65 | -23.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 1.53 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.57 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.33 | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 1.34 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.19 | +63.6% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 2.14 | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 1.94 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 1.99 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 2.05 | +3.3% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 38% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.01, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.05 | 1.94 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 2.79 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.33 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 | 1.85 | 2.19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 168 Russia 2.21 compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 2.1 compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 2.09 compare
- 172 Togo 2.03 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 1.91 compare
- 174 Cuba 1.89 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 unemployment rate women in Macao?
- Unemployment rate women in Macao was 2.05 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 2018.
- How does Macao rank for unemployment rate women?
- Macao ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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