Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Macao
Macao: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 90.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Macao is 90.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Macao peaked at 91.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2004.
That places Macao 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.1% | — |
| 1992 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 90.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 90.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.5% | 85.8% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.8% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.7% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Macao?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Macao was 90.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2004.
- How does Macao rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Macao ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.