Hong Kong SAR, China - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 50.08 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 50.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.63 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 36.63
1991 37.40
1992 37.00
1993 37.22
1994 37.85
1995 38.53
1996 39.03
1997 39.42
1998 40.00
1999 40.73
2000 41.47
2001 42.56
2002 43.56
2003 43.82
2004 44.28
2005 44.77
2006 45.39
2007 46.01
2008 46.54
2009 46.90
2010 46.80
2011 47.50
2012 47.81
2013 48.20
2014 48.49
2015 48.71
2016 48.95
2017 49.31
2018 49.41
2019 49.87
2020 50.11
2021 50.08

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Hong Kong SAR, China was 3,865,680 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,014,704 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2,848,684 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,848,684
1991 2,910,075
1992 2,895,537
1993 2,967,806
1994 3,052,757
1995 3,104,917
1996 3,246,724
1997 3,289,068
1998 3,345,632
1999 3,356,358
2000 3,362,341
2001 3,452,709
2002 3,512,114
2003 3,497,891
2004 3,540,405
2005 3,559,155
2006 3,623,557
2007 3,674,868
2008 3,696,370
2009 3,715,828
2010 3,686,417
2011 3,753,214
2012 3,834,805
2013 3,906,208
2014 3,926,619
2015 3,960,062
2016 3,977,452
2017 3,995,453
2018 4,014,704
2019 3,986,050
2020 3,891,456
2021 3,865,680

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure