Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao
Macao: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2025.
That places Macao 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 26% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Macao was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2025.
- How does Macao rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Macao ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 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 ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).