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Employment-to-population ratio — Myanmar

Employment-to-population ratio in Myanmar in 2025 — 53.41%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.29 pp.

2025 53.41% −0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 126of 182
Period maximum 67.7%1991
Period minimum 52.8%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Myanmar, 1991–2025505560657019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 67.7%1992: 67.6%1993: 67.55%1994: 67.48%1995: 67.39%1996: 67.31%1997: 67.24%1998: 67.16%1999: 67.03%2000: 66.86%2001: 66.71%2002: 66.54%2003: 66.32%2004: 66.11%2005: 65.9%2006: 65.68%2007: 65.47%2008: 65.27%2009: 65.08%2010: 64.9%2011: 64.79%2012: 64.64%2013: 64.49%2014: 64.35%2015: 64.22%2016: 62.71%2017: 61.18%2018: 61.88%2019: 60.26%2020: 59.26%2021: 52.8%2022: 53.53%2023: 53.55%2024: 53.54%2025: 53.41%
Change over the period: −14.29 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 53.41%
World 58.06%
East Asia & Pacific 62.68%
South-Eastern Asia computed 65.05%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.41 −0.13 pp
2024 53.54 −0.01 pp
2023 53.55 +0.02 pp
2022 53.53 +0.73 pp
2021 52.8 −6.47 pp
2020 59.26 −0.99 pp
2019 60.26 −1.63 pp
2018 61.88 +0.7 pp
2017 61.18 −1.53 pp
2016 62.71 −1.51 pp
2015 64.22 −0.13 pp
2014 64.35 −0.14 pp
2013 64.49 −0.16 pp
2012 64.64 −0.14 pp
2011 64.79 −0.11 pp
2010 64.9 −0.18 pp
2009 65.08 −0.2 pp
2008 65.27 −0.19 pp
2007 65.47 −0.21 pp
2006 65.68 −0.22 pp
2005 65.9 −0.22 pp
2004 66.11 −0.21 pp
2003 66.32 −0.21 pp
2002 66.54 −0.18 pp
2001 66.71 −0.15 pp
2000 66.86 −0.17 pp
1999 67.03 −0.13 pp
1998 67.16 −0.08 pp
1997 67.24 −0.07 pp
1996 67.31 −0.08 pp
1995 67.39 −0.09 pp
1994 67.48 −0.06 pp
1993 67.55 −0.06 pp
1992 67.6 −0.09 pp
1991 67.7 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KH Cambodia 82.18 VN Vietnam 71.67 SG Singapore 67.71 TH Thailand 66.16 TL Timor-Leste 65.91 ID Indonesia 65.77 LA Laos 65.3 MY Malaysia 63.63 BN Brunei Darussalam 60.85 PH Philippines 59.98 MM Myanmar 53.41
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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