Share of female workers by sector in Macao
Macao: Share of female workers by sector was 0.3316 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3316
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
178th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.4382
in 1991
All-time low
0.3316
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Share of female workers by sector in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Macao stood at 0.3316. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Macao peaked at 0.4382 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3316, in 2025.
Macao ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4382 | — |
| 1992 | 0.4315 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4302 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4288 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4288 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4269 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4252 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4242 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4223 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4192 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4163 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4135 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4103 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4058 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4053 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4032 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3988 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3928 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3873 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3848 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3823 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3809 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3806 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3821 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3804 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3774 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3761 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3783 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3776 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3632 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3618 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3513 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3413 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3316 | -2.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.3316 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26, 26% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.3316 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.42, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4285 | 0.4223 | 0.4382 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4071 | 0.3928 | 0.4192 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.381 | 0.3761 | 0.3873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3545 | 0.3316 | 0.3776 | 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 share of female workers by sector in Macao?
- Share of female workers by sector in Macao was 0.3316 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4382 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3316 in 2025.
- How does Macao rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Macao ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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