Myanmar vs South Asia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Myanmar
17.5%
in 2025
South Asia
8.8%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
16th
South Asia rank
15th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Myanmar
- South Asia
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 17.5% against 8.8% in South Asia, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Asia ahead.
Myanmar ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 11.9% | 5.4% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 10.3% | 7.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 8.8% | 8.7% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Myanmar or South Asia?
- Myanmar, at 17.5% against 8.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Myanmar and South Asia?
- 8.7%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and South Asia rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 15th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.