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Labour

Hong Kong

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Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture0.2%
  • Employment in industry14.0%
  • Employment in services85.8%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation1990–2025
46.448.550.652.754.719902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)1991–2016
4.176.859.5312.214.919912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation56.4–56.8 %ILOSTAT [2024] 56.84 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 56.36 %
Female labour force participation52.3 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment2.8 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment8.96 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio54.8 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture0.182 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry14 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services85.8 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation51.8 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNo authoritative open source found
Youth unemployment (15-24)9.88 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers91 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Hong Kong's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (56.4–56.8 %), female labour force participation (52.3 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.