India vs Myanmar: Labor force participation rate

India
55.7%
in 2025
Myanmar
55.1%
in 2025
India rank
135th
Myanmar rank
138th

Labor force participation rate over time

  • India
  • Myanmar
0204060199020072025

How they compare

India currently reports 55.7% against 55.1% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.

India ranks 135th and Myanmar ranks 138th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force participation rate
Unit
%
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).