Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 23.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar is 23.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar peaked at 34.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 16th 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, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.8% | — |
| 1992 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 32.6% | 34.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.2% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.8% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 13 Kenya 27.2% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 26.6% compare
- 15 Haiti 24.4% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.3% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 21.9% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.2% 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, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Myanmar was 23.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.