Labor force, total in Macao
Macao: Labor force, total was 401,572 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Macao, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total in Macao is 401,572, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Macao peaked at 403,821 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 147,271, in 1990.
That places Macao 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,582 | 147,271 | 214,421 | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,477 | 217,883 | 324,071 | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,104 | 327,912 | 402,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 399,062 | 386,966 | 403,821 | 6 |
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More education data for Macao
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2,896 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.676 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Macao?
- Labor force, total in Macao was 401,572 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 403,821 in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,271 in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for labor force, total?
- Macao ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.