Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
16th
of 187 countries
All-time high
18.0%
in 2008
All-time low
14.1%
in 1993
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar stood at 17.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar peaked at 18.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1993.
Myanmar ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.3% | — |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 17.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 17.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 6.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.4% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.3% compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.4% compare
- 15 Afghanistan 18.9% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
- 18 Fiji 17.2% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.1% 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, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Myanmar was 17.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1993.
- How does Myanmar rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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.