Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0169 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Myanmar, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Myanmar is 0.0169 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Myanmar peaked at 0.0237 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 units per person, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.023 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0231 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0233 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0237 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.021 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0206 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 units per person | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0169 units per person | -1.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0169 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0169 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.023 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0198 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Myanmar?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Myanmar was 0.0169 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 units per person in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Myanmar ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.