Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Macao
Macao: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Macao, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Macao is 51.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Macao peaked at 51.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1990.
Macao ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.2% | — |
| 1991 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 51.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 51.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 45.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.1% | 51.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More education data for Macao
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 239 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,809 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 31,617 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,349 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0558 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Macao?
- Labor force, female in Macao was 51.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for labor force, female?
- Macao ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.