Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao
Macao: Urban population vs female labor force participation rate was 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
100
in 2002
All-time low
95.25
in 1960
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao peaked at 100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.25, in 1960.
That places Macao 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 96.9 | — |
| 1951 | 96.56 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 96.29 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 96.05 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 95.84 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 95.67 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 95.52 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 95.41 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 95.33 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 95.28 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 95.25 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 95.26 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 95.33 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 95.47 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 95.65 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 95.86 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.1 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 96.35 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 96.59 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 96.82 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 97.01 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 97.18 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 97.34 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 97.5 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 97.65 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.8 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.95 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.09 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 98.23 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 98.36 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.48 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 98.72 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.83 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.95 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.07 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.19 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 99.31 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.41 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.52 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 99.61 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.77 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.83 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100 | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Macao's 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.88 | 95.28 | 96.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 95.87 | 95.25 | 96.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 97.71 | 97.01 | 98.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.01 | 98.48 | 99.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.85 | 99.61 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Anguilla 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Bermuda 100 compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Nauru 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100 compare
- 1 Vatican 100 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 urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao?
- Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Macao was 100 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs female labor force participation rate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2002.
- What is the lowest urban population vs female labor force participation rate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.25 in 1960.
- How does Macao rank for urban population vs female labor force participation rate?
- Macao ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Urban population vs female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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