Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Macao

Employment-to-population ratio in Macao in 2025 — 66.26%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.73 pp.

2025 66.26% −0.48 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 182
Period maximum 70.21%2014
Period minimum 56.53%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Macao, 1991–2025556065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.53%1992: 56.97%1993: 58.93%1994: 60.3%1995: 61.02%1996: 61.8%1997: 63.51%1998: 62.4%1999: 61.55%2000: 61.02%2001: 60.78%2002: 60.11%2003: 58%2004: 59.63%2005: 61.25%2006: 63.33%2007: 66.35%2008: 67.67%2009: 67.46%2010: 68%2011: 69.05%2012: 69.35%2013: 69.57%2014: 70.21%2015: 69.52%2016: 68.7%2017: 68.48%2018: 68.82%2019: 68.58%2020: 66.93%2021: 67.39%2022: 65.02%2023: 66.47%2024: 66.73%2025: 66.26%
Change over the period: +9.73 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Macao

Macao 66.26%
World 58.06%
Eastern Asia computed 61.88%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.26 −0.48 pp
2024 66.73 +0.26 pp
2023 66.47 +1.45 pp
2022 65.02 −2.38 pp
2021 67.39 +0.47 pp
2020 66.93 −1.65 pp
2019 68.58 −0.24 pp
2018 68.82 +0.34 pp
2017 68.48 −0.23 pp
2016 68.7 −0.82 pp
2015 69.52 −0.69 pp
2014 70.21 +0.64 pp
2013 69.57 +0.22 pp
2012 69.35 +0.29 pp
2011 69.05 +1.05 pp
2010 68 +0.54 pp
2009 67.46 −0.2 pp
2008 67.67 +1.31 pp
2007 66.35 +3.02 pp
2006 63.33 +2.08 pp
2005 61.25 +1.63 pp
2004 59.63 +1.63 pp
2003 58 −2.11 pp
2002 60.11 −0.67 pp
2001 60.78 −0.24 pp
2000 61.02 −0.53 pp
1999 61.55 −0.85 pp
1998 62.4 −1.11 pp
1997 63.51 +1.72 pp
1996 61.8 +0.78 pp
1995 61.02 +0.72 pp
1994 60.3 +1.37 pp
1993 58.93 +1.97 pp
1992 56.97 +0.44 pp
1991 56.53

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.