Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 55.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 55.1% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Myanmar peaked at 68.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.2% | — |
| 1991 | 68.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 65.5% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 60.5% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.1% | 60.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Myanmar?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Myanmar was 55.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Myanmar ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.