Myanmar Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 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.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2018 was 49.71%, a 1.9% decline from 2017.
  • Myanmar labor force participation rate for 2017 was 51.60%, a 4.17% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 59.10%
Angola 55.71%
Honduras 54.38%
Vanuatu 54.02%
Vietnam 52.84%
Bolivia 49.70%
Nicaragua 49.27%
Lao PDR 47.47%
Indonesia 47.08%
Cameroon 46.66%
Myanmar 45.29%
Lesotho 42.26%
Kenya 41.80%
Ghana 41.36%
Republic of Congo 41.22%
Bangladesh 39.86%
El Salvador 39.72%
Pakistan 39.55%
Zambia 39.34%
Georgia 38.89%
Timor-Leste 38.63%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.25%
Uzbekistan 35.57%
Papua New Guinea 34.46%
Mongolia 33.39%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.22%
Ukraine 31.94%
Philippines 30.13%
Sri Lanka 29.92%
Cabo Verde 29.24%
Tunisia 27.70%
India 26.78%
Bhutan 26.72%
West Bank and Gaza 26.23%
Sudan 26.21%
Morocco 26.11%
Nigeria 24.49%
Eswatini 23.59%
Egypt 22.70%
Mauritania 19.90%
Moldova 18.30%
Djibouti 13.24%
Myanmar Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% -0.84%
2014 60.71% -0.96%
2013 61.66% -1.01%
2012 62.67% -0.86%
2011 63.53% -0.64%
2010 64.17% -1.16%
2009 65.34% -1.28%
2008 66.61% -1.23%
2007 67.84% -1.42%
2006 69.26% -1.52%
2005 70.78% -1.54%
2004 72.33% -1.51%
2003 73.83% -1.50%
2002 75.33% -1.26%
2001 76.59% -1.16%
2000 77.75% -1.38%
1999 79.13% -1.05%
1998 80.19% -0.50%
1997 80.69% -0.47%
1996 81.16% -0.55%
1995 81.71% -0.61%
1994 82.32% -0.66%
1993 82.98% -0.50%
1992 83.48% -0.84%
1991 84.33% 0.21%
1990 84.12% 0.21%