Labour force participation in Macao SAR, China
The ILO estimates that 67.8% of people aged 15 and over in Macao SAR, China were in the labour force in 2025.
Macao SAR, China, 2025
67.8%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
37th of 181
Labour force participation in Macao SAR, China over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Macao SAR, China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.8% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 68.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.8%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Macao SAR, China has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Macao SAR, China
All statistics for Macao SAR, China
Women's labour force participation
63.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
66.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
0.4%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
11.0%
2025 · World Bank