Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Myanmar

Labor force participation rate in Myanmar in 2025 — 55.09%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 13.14 pp.

2025 55.09% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 138of 182
Period maximum 68.26%1991
Period minimum 55.09%2025

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Myanmar, 1990–20255560657019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 68.23%1991: 68.26%1992: 68.15%1993: 68.08%1994: 67.99%1995: 67.9%1996: 67.82%1997: 67.76%1998: 67.69%1999: 67.54%2000: 67.34%2001: 67.17%2002: 66.99%2003: 66.78%2004: 66.57%2005: 66.34%2006: 66.12%2007: 65.92%2008: 65.73%2009: 65.54%2010: 65.37%2011: 65.27%2012: 65.14%2013: 64.99%2014: 64.84%2015: 64.71%2016: 63.38%2017: 62.02%2018: 62.36%2019: 60.5%2020: 60.15%2021: 55.19%2022: 55.22%2023: 55.19%2024: 55.13%2025: 55.09%
Change over the period: −13.14 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 55.09%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
Labor force participation rate — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.09 −0.04 pp
2024 55.13 −0.06 pp
2023 55.19 −0.03 pp
2022 55.22 +0.03 pp
2021 55.19 −4.96 pp
2020 60.15 −0.35 pp
2019 60.5 −1.86 pp
2018 62.36 +0.34 pp
2017 62.02 −1.36 pp
2016 63.38 −1.33 pp
2015 64.71 −0.13 pp
2014 64.84 −0.15 pp
2013 64.99 −0.15 pp
2012 65.14 −0.13 pp
2011 65.27 −0.1 pp
2010 65.37 −0.17 pp
2009 65.54 −0.19 pp
2008 65.73 −0.18 pp
2007 65.92 −0.21 pp
2006 66.12 −0.22 pp
2005 66.34 −0.22 pp
2004 66.57 −0.22 pp
2003 66.78 −0.21 pp
2002 66.99 −0.18 pp
2001 67.17 −0.16 pp
2000 67.34 −0.2 pp
1999 67.54 −0.15 pp
1998 67.69 −0.07 pp
1997 67.76 −0.07 pp
1996 67.82 −0.08 pp
1995 67.9 −0.09 pp
1994 67.99 −0.09 pp
1993 68.08 −0.07 pp
1992 68.15 −0.12 pp
1991 68.26 +0.03 pp
1990 68.23

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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