Share of female workers by sector in Macau, China
Macau, China: Share of female workers by sector was 0.3316 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Macau, China 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 Macau, China peaked at 0.4382 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3316, in 2025.
Macau, China 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 Macau, China, 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% |
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 Macau, China
More gender data for Macau, China
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,725 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Macau, China?
- Share of female workers by sector in Macau, China was 0.3316 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4382 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3316 in 2025.
- How does Macau, China rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Macau, China ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China 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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