Unemployment rate in Macao
Macao: Unemployment rate was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 2.3% for unemployment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Macao peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2014.
Macao ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 161 Guatemala 2.6% compare
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- 165 Cote d'Ivoire 2.3% compare
- 166 Philippines 2.2% compare
- 167 Kuwait 2.2% compare
More work & labour data for Macao
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Macao?
- Unemployment rate in Macao was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2014.
- How does Macao rank for unemployment rate?
- Macao ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.