Labor force participation rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Labor force participation rate was 55.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Myanmar stood at 55.1%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Myanmar peaked at 68.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 138th of 186 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.
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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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 58.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Myanmar?
- Labor force participation rate in Myanmar was 55.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for labor force participation rate?
- Myanmar ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).