Myanmar Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.63%, a 0.11% decline from 2021.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2021 was 44.74%, a 0.55% decline from 2020.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2020 was 45.29%, a 1.26% decline from 2019.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2019 was 46.55%, a 3.16% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Myanmar Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 44.63% -0.11%
2021 44.74% -0.55%
2020 45.29% -1.26%
2019 46.55% -3.16%
2018 49.71% -1.90%
2017 51.60% -4.17%
2016 55.78% -4.09%
2015 59.87% -0.83%
2014 60.70% -0.95%
2013 61.65% -1.00%
2012 62.64% -0.86%
2011 63.50% -0.64%
2010 64.14% -1.15%
2009 65.29% -1.26%
2008 66.55% -1.22%
2007 67.77% -1.41%
2006 69.18% -1.51%
2005 70.69% -1.53%
2004 72.22% -1.49%
2003 73.71% -1.49%
2002 75.20% -1.26%
2001 76.46% -1.15%
2000 77.61% -1.37%
1999 78.99% -1.05%
1998 80.03% -0.50%
1997 80.53% -0.47%
1996 81.00% -0.55%
1995 81.56% -0.61%
1994 82.16% -0.65%
1993 82.82% -0.50%
1992 83.32% -0.84%
1991 84.16% 84.16%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%