Public sector employees in Myanmar

Myanmar: Public sector employees was 1,201 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,201
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
21st
of 64 countries
All-time high
1,350
in 2017
All-time low
1,073
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2020

Public sector employees in Myanmar, 2015–2020

05001.0k1.5k2015201720202015: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 1,201 for public sector employees in 2020.

The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

That places Myanmar 21st out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Public sector employees in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employees in Myanmar, 2015 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2015 1,305
2017 1,350 +3.4%
2018 1,166 -13.6%
2019 1,073 -8.0%
2020 1,201 +11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,223 1,073 1,350 4
2020s 1,201 1,201 1,201 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 18 Argentina 2,123 compare
  2. 19 Peru 1,517 compare
  3. 20 Tanzania 1,299 compare
  4. 22 Sri Lanka 1,149 compare
  5. 23 Angola 1,045 compare
  6. 24 Chile 904.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employees in Myanmar?
Public sector employees in Myanmar was 1,201 in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1,350 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,073 in 2019.
How does Myanmar rank for public sector employees?
Myanmar ranks 21st out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employees rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 943 data points, 1987–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.