Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Myanmar

Vulnerable employment in Myanmar in 2025 — 62.89%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.36 pp.

2025 62.89% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 146of 182
Period maximum 74.25%1991
Period minimum 61.87%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Myanmar, 1991–20256065707519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 74.25%1992: 74.14%1993: 73.95%1994: 73.68%1995: 73.33%1996: 72.97%1997: 72.59%1998: 72.21%1999: 71.79%2000: 71.27%2001: 70.72%2002: 70.13%2003: 69.5%2004: 68.86%2005: 68.21%2006: 67.58%2007: 66.95%2008: 66.36%2009: 65.8%2010: 65.29%2011: 64.83%2012: 64.44%2013: 64.09%2014: 63.73%2015: 63.42%2016: 63.17%2017: 62.94%2018: 61.87%2019: 63.09%2020: 63.2%2021: 62.64%2022: 62.74%2023: 62.82%2024: 62.88%2025: 62.89%
Change over the period: −11.36 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 62.89%
World 42.38%
South-Eastern Asia computed 46.83%
Vulnerable employment — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.89 +0.01 pp
2024 62.88 +0.07 pp
2023 62.82 +0.08 pp
2022 62.74 +0.1 pp
2021 62.64 −0.57 pp
2020 63.2 +0.12 pp
2019 63.09 +1.22 pp
2018 61.87 −1.07 pp
2017 62.94 −0.23 pp
2016 63.17 −0.25 pp
2015 63.42 −0.31 pp
2014 63.73 −0.35 pp
2013 64.09 −0.35 pp
2012 64.44 −0.38 pp
2011 64.83 −0.47 pp
2010 65.29 −0.51 pp
2009 65.8 −0.55 pp
2008 66.36 −0.6 pp
2007 66.95 −0.63 pp
2006 67.58 −0.63 pp
2005 68.21 −0.65 pp
2004 68.86 −0.64 pp
2003 69.5 −0.63 pp
2002 70.13 −0.59 pp
2001 70.72 −0.55 pp
2000 71.27 −0.51 pp
1999 71.79 −0.43 pp
1998 72.21 −0.38 pp
1997 72.59 −0.37 pp
1996 72.97 −0.37 pp
1995 73.33 −0.34 pp
1994 73.68 −0.27 pp
1993 73.95 −0.19 pp
1992 74.14 −0.11 pp
1991 74.25

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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