Labor force, female in Macao
Macao: Labor force, female 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 186 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Macao
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,349 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 30,211 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 25,400 (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 186 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.