Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Macao
Macao: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 56.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Macao recorded 56.0% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Macao peaked at 78.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 1995.
Macao ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.6% | — |
| 1992 | 59.7% | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +48.7% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 56.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 56.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 53% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.7% | 37.2% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 40.2% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 44.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 55.9% | 69.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More gender data for Macao
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 83.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 643.24 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 643.24 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7825 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,317 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Macao?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Macao was 56.0% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 1995.
- How does Macao rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Macao ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.