Work & Labour in Myanmar

89 indicators covering work & labour for Myanmar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% 2025 down 25.5% 69th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.0% 2025 down 20.9% 57th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.1% 2025 down 14.9% 138th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.7% 2025 down 11.8% 98th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 58.8% 2025 down 8.7% 149th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.2% 2025 down 22.8% 63rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.3% 2025 down 17.1% 147th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.3% 2025 down 10.2% 123rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.8% 2025 down 12.9% 145th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.9% 2025 down 19.4% 147th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 34.3% 2025 down 0.7% 158th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 32.4% 2025 up 11.9% 165th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 44.4% 2025 up 25.0% 154th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 34.8% 2025 up 7.8% 138th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.2% 2025 up 8.3% 109th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 34.5% 2025 up 2.5% 147th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 34.6% 2025 down 5.7% 17th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 17.5% 2025 up 1.3% 16th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 23.9% 2025 down 4.2% 16th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 17.8% 2025 up 22.0% 29th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 18.4% 2025 up 1.0% 144th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 36.9% 2025 up 16.9% 162nd
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 65.5% 2025 down 1.3% 40th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 65.7% 2025 up 0.4% 29th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 65.2% 2025 down 3.7% 49th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.6% 2025 down 11.0% 127th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.3% 2025 down 15.8% 123rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.3% 2025 up 3.2% 125th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.7% 2025 up 394.1% 130th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.6% 2025 up 628.1% 107th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.8% 2025 up 517.5% 117th
GDP per person employed 12,669 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 12.5% 147th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.5% 2020 down 61.8% 175th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.0% 2020 down 72.8% 171st
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.1% 2020 down 47.4% 164th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.6% 2020 down 3.2% 142nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.5% 2020 down 5.2% 41st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.2% 2020 down 5.2% 121st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.2% 2020 down 24.2% 61st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.8% 2020 down 28.7% 62nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 58.9% 2020 up 2.1% 162nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% 2020 down 26.9% 62nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 4.9% 2020 down 47.5% 139th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 4.1% 2020 down 55.3% 136th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 5.8% 2020 down 38.4% 135th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 22.1% 2025 down 14.8% 93rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.7% 2025 down 6.9% 124th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 16.3% 2025 down 12.3% 105th
Productivity: output per hour worked 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 92.7% 102nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 62.3% 2025 up 1.4% 28th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 35.6% 2025 down 30.8% 61st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 47.4% 2025 down 28.2% 53rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 41.7% 2025 down 29.3% 57th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 62.9% 2025 down 0.8% 38th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 39.5% 2025 down 21.5% 140th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.7% 2025 down 13.6% 75th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 53.4% 2025 down 16.8% 127th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 63.9% 2025 down 3.9% 46th
Unemployment with basic education 1.2% 2020 down 59.9% 122nd
Unemployment with basic education, male 1.0% 2020 down 66.0% 121st