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Labor force — Myanmar

Labor force in Myanmar in 2025 — 22,940,495 people. Ranked 31 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 32.3%.

2025 22.94M people +0.86% vs 2024
World rank 31of 182
Period maximum 24.3M people2015
Period minimum 17.34M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Myanmar, 1990–202516M18M20M22M24M26M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 17,336,251 people1991: 17,699,764 people1992: 18,016,005 people1993: 18,348,410 people1994: 18,683,139 people1995: 19,025,231 people1996: 19,375,156 people1997: 19,742,466 people1998: 20,122,608 people1999: 20,478,640 people2000: 20,800,913 people2001: 21,102,417 people2002: 21,367,504 people2003: 21,594,103 people2004: 21,805,694 people2005: 22,008,149 people2006: 22,204,774 people2007: 22,403,892 people2008: 22,585,838 people2009: 22,768,679 people2010: 22,995,561 people2011: 23,266,915 people2012: 23,537,336 people2013: 23,798,826 people2014: 24,050,959 people2015: 24,298,397 people2016: 24,084,188 people2017: 23,847,667 people2018: 24,244,077 people2019: 23,767,370 people2020: 23,870,997 people2021: 22,117,425 people2022: 22,343,279 people2023: 22,552,833 people2024: 22,744,175 people2025: 22,940,495 people
Change over the period: +5.6M (+32.33%) Average annual rate: 0.8 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 22.94M people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 358M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 22.94M +196,320 +0.86%
2024 22.74M +191,342 +0.85%
2023 22.55M +209,554 +0.94%
2022 22.34M +225,854 +1.02%
2021 22.12M −1.75M −7.35%
2020 23.87M +103,627 +0.44%
2019 23.77M −476,707 −1.97%
2018 24.24M +396,410 +1.66%
2017 23.85M −236,521 −0.98%
2016 24.08M −214,209 −0.88%
2015 24.3M +247,438 +1.03%
2014 24.05M +252,133 +1.06%
2013 23.8M +261,490 +1.11%
2012 23.54M +270,421 +1.16%
2011 23.27M +271,354 +1.18%
2010 23M +226,882 +1%
2009 22.77M +182,841 +0.81%
2008 22.59M +181,946 +0.81%
2007 22.4M +199,118 +0.9%
2006 22.2M +196,625 +0.89%
2005 22.01M +202,455 +0.93%
2004 21.81M +211,591 +0.98%
2003 21.59M +226,599 +1.06%
2002 21.37M +265,087 +1.26%
2001 21.1M +301,504 +1.45%
2000 20.8M +322,273 +1.57%
1999 20.48M +356,032 +1.77%
1998 20.12M +380,142 +1.93%
1997 19.74M +367,310 +1.9%
1996 19.38M +349,925 +1.84%
1995 19.03M +342,092 +1.83%
1994 18.68M +334,729 +1.82%
1993 18.35M +332,405 +1.85%
1992 18.02M +316,241 +1.79%
1991 17.7M +363,513 +2.1%
1990 17.34M — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

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

ID Indonesia 147M VN Vietnam 57.04M PH Philippines 52.2M TH Thailand 40.87M MM Myanmar 22.94M MY Malaysia 18.72M KH Cambodia 10.37M SG Singapore 3.76M LA Laos 3.65M TL Timor-Leste 635,489 BN Brunei Darussalam 237,763
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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