Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Myanmar

Female labor force participation rate in Myanmar in 2025 — 40.94%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.69 pp.

2025 40.94% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 146of 182
Period maximum 59.77%1991
Period minimum 40.94%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Myanmar, 1990–2025404550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.63%1991: 59.77%1992: 59.24%1993: 58.94%1994: 58.56%1995: 58.22%1996: 57.91%1997: 57.66%1998: 57.39%1999: 56.86%2000: 56.2%2001: 55.68%2002: 55.15%2003: 54.57%2004: 54.02%2005: 53.5%2006: 53.03%2007: 52.62%2008: 52.28%2009: 51.95%2010: 51.68%2011: 51.53%2012: 51.35%2013: 51.14%2014: 50.95%2015: 50.8%2016: 49.23%2017: 47.66%2018: 48.44%2019: 46.29%2020: 44.73%2021: 41.04%2022: 41.07%2023: 41.05%2024: 40.96%2025: 40.94%
Change over the period: −18.69 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 40.94%
World 48.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 55.55%
Female labor force participation rate — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.94 −0.02 pp
2024 40.96 −0.09 pp
2023 41.05 −0.02 pp
2022 41.07 +0.03 pp
2021 41.04 −3.68 pp
2020 44.73 −1.56 pp
2019 46.29 −2.15 pp
2018 48.44 +0.78 pp
2017 47.66 −1.57 pp
2016 49.23 −1.57 pp
2015 50.8 −0.15 pp
2014 50.95 −0.19 pp
2013 51.14 −0.21 pp
2012 51.35 −0.19 pp
2011 51.53 −0.14 pp
2010 51.68 −0.28 pp
2009 51.95 −0.33 pp
2008 52.28 −0.34 pp
2007 52.62 −0.41 pp
2006 53.03 −0.47 pp
2005 53.5 −0.52 pp
2004 54.02 −0.55 pp
2003 54.57 −0.59 pp
2002 55.15 −0.53 pp
2001 55.68 −0.52 pp
2000 56.2 −0.66 pp
1999 56.86 −0.54 pp
1998 57.39 −0.27 pp
1997 57.66 −0.26 pp
1996 57.91 −0.31 pp
1995 58.22 −0.34 pp
1994 58.56 −0.38 pp
1993 58.94 −0.3 pp
1992 59.24 −0.53 pp
1991 59.77 +0.14 pp
1990 59.63

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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