Macao Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Macao labor force participation rate for 2023 was 39.78%, a 0.18% increase from 2022.
  • Macao labor force participation rate for 2022 was 39.60%, a 3.24% decline from 2021.
  • Macao labor force participation rate for 2021 was 42.84%, a 0.75% increase from 2020.
  • Macao labor force participation rate for 2020 was 42.09%, a 2.15% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Macao Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 39.78% 0.18%
2022 39.60% -3.24%
2021 42.84% 0.75%
2020 42.09% -2.15%
2019 44.24% 0.01%
2018 44.24% 0.93%
2017 43.31% 0.88%
2016 42.43% -0.90%
2015 43.33% -1.61%
2014 44.93% -0.60%
2013 45.53% 0.36%
2012 45.17% -1.98%
2011 47.15% 0.42%
2010 46.73% -1.21%
2009 47.94% 1.82%
2008 46.12% 1.82%
2007 44.30% 6.17%
2006 38.13% 2.80%
2005 35.32% 3.53%
2004 31.79% 1.16%
2003 30.63% -7.23%
2002 37.86% -2.21%
2001 40.07% -2.24%
2000 42.31% -0.41%
1999 42.72% -0.44%
1998 43.16% -3.21%
1997 46.37% -0.24%
1996 46.61% -0.24%
1995 46.85% -0.24%
1994 47.09% -0.23%
1993 47.32% -0.21%
1992 47.53% -1.54%
1991 49.07% -1.54%