Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Macao
Macao: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 0.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.4% for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Macao peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places Macao 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Macao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
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% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- 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 share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Macao?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Macao was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Macao rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Macao ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.