Number of people employed in agriculture in Macau, China
Macau, China: Number of people employed in agriculture was 1,543 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 1,543 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Macau, China peaked at 1,586 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 620 people, in 1991.
Macau, China ranks 184th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 620 people | — |
| 1992 | 632 people | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 667 people | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 699 people | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 727 people | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 754 people | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 793 people | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 799 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 809 people | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 824 people | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 847 people | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 871 people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 877 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 941 people | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1,008 people | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1,083 people | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1,178 people | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1,245 people | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1,284 people | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,336 people | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1,395 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,430 people | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,457 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,494 people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,504 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,512 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,532 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,564 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,581 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,566 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,582 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,570 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,586 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,577 people | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,543 people | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722.22 people | 620 people | 809 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,016 people | 824 people | 1,284 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,480 people | 1,336 people | 1,581 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,571 people | 1,543 people | 1,586 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Macau, China
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- 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 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Macau, China?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Macau, China was 1,543 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,586 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 620 people in 1991.
- How does Macau, China rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Macau, China ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.