Work & Labour in Hong Kong, China 162 indicators covering work & labour for Hong Kong, China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 2027 down 8.8% 138th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 2027 down 8.0% 101st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year 2027 down 304.5% 185th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% 2025 down 6.8% 132nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.1% 2025 down 8.9% 154th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.5% 2025 up 4.9% 71st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.8% 2025 down 4.4% 104th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.6% 2025 up 0.5% 74th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.6% 2025 down 1.6% 88th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.2% 2025 up 3.0% 74th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.5% 2025 down 26.8% 145th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 28.8% 2025 down 26.3% 169th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 30.1% 2025 down 27.2% 114th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 7.7% 69th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates ilo wdi 83.46 2025 up 4.9% 71st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.3% 168th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.9% 2025 down 12.7% 111th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.0% 2025 down 16.2% 140th Employment in services (% of total employment) 85.8% 2025 down 0.3% 5th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 75.4% 2025 down 1.8% 9th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 95.6% 2025 down 0.0% 6th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 14.0% 2025 up 2.4% 149th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 24.4% 2025 up 6.2% 111th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.3% 2025 up 1.4% 168th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 70.5% 179th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 44.4% 183rd Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 76.0% 173rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 92.3% 2025 up 1.4% 13th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 89.1% 2025 up 1.9% 17th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 95.3% 2025 up 0.6% 8th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 7.7% 2025 down 13.8% 174th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 10.9% 2025 down 13.0% 170th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 4.7% 2025 down 11.0% 179th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.9% 2025 down 34.1% 140th Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.0% 2025 down 32.5% 129th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 33.2% 151st Share in vulnerable employment 5.76 2025 down 3.9% 172nd GDP per person employed 139,884 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.2% 13th Gdp per person employed constant ppp 139,884 2025 up 15.2% 13th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 3.62 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.1% 3rd CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 108.88 2025 up 19.7% 123rd Employment in agri vs urban pop 0.2105 2023 down 11.9% 185th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 1.44 2025 down 51.8% 141st Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.99 2025 down 6.8% 144th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.7% 2025 up 10.2% 132nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.4% 2025 up 27.6% 100th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.0% 2025 down 7.3% 152nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.3% 2025 down 9.5% 164th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.7% 2025 down 3.7% 112th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% 2025 down 6.8% 137th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 52.69 2025 down 3.7% 112th Fertility and female labor force participation 52.69 2025 down 3.7% 112th Female labor force participation rates slopes 52.69 2025 down 3.7% 112th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.5% 2025 up 6.3% 71st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 28.1% 2025 down 28.0% 163rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.7% 2025 down 30.7% 114th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.4% 2025 down 29.4% 146th Page 1 of 3 Next →