Macao SAR, China — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Macao SAR, China, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Macao SAR, China was 67.85% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 71.40% in 2014. The lowest was 57.85% in 1990 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.46% per year.
Macao SAR, China ranks 38 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Macao SAR, China sits above it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 4%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 8 of 29 economies; Timor-Leste (66.98%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 152 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 123rd of 187 in 1990 → 61st of 187 in 2000 → 34th of 187 in 2010 → 32nd of 187 in 2020 → 37th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 68.28% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 67.97% | +1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 66.65% | -2.3 pp |
| 2021 | 68.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 68.67% | -1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 69.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 70.08% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 69.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 70.06% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 70.81% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 70.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 70.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 70.87% | +0.9 pp |
| 2010 | 69.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 69.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 69.76% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 68.6% | +2.7 pp |
| 2006 | 65.85% | +1.9 pp |
| 2005 | 63.91% | +1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 62.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 61.7% | -2.4 pp |
| 2002 | 64.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 64.91% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 65.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 65.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 65.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 65.63% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 64.55% | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 63.29% | +1.5 pp |
| 1994 | 61.83% | +1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 60.17% | +1.9 pp |
| 1992 | 58.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 58.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 57.85% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Macao SAR, China’s Labor participation in 1991?
58.28% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Macao SAR, China’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +17.3% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 67.85%; 2024: 68.28%; 2023: 67.97%; 2022: 66.65%; 2021: 68.92%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.