Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Macao
Macao: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Macao stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Macao peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
Macao ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.6%, 31% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 2.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5%, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 180 United States 2.6% compare
- 181 Channel Islands 2.5% compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 2.5% compare
- 184 Jordan 2.1% compare
- 185 Qatar 0.7% compare
- 186 Kuwait 0.7% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Macao?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Macao was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does Macao rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Macao ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.