Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 34.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar stood at 34.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar peaked at 61.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 17th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.9% | — |
| 1992 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 59.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 54.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | -0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 34.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 34.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 5.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 55.9% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 41.1% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 35.6% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 14 Burkina Faso 37.4% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 37.1% compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.2% compare
- 18 Kenya 33.6% compare
- 19 Chad 32.8% compare
- 20 India 31.6% compare
More work & labour data for Myanmar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4735 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5269 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 29,392 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 32,967 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,258 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,401 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,659 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Myanmar was 34.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.