In 2019, the labor force participation rate in Myanmar was approximately 59.4 percent. That year, the labor force amounted to about 22.28 million people, of which around 12.88 million were male and 94 million were female. 2019 witnessed a decrease in both labor force and participation rate and the total number of people in the labor force compared to the previous year.
Labor force participation rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019
Note: figures for 2014 included those who were 15 to 64 years old from the Myanmar population and Housing Census. For 2015, data is included for those who are 15 years and above from the Myanmar Labor force Child Labor and School-to-Work Transition Survey. Data for 2017 is taken from Annual Labour Force Survey-2017 among those who are 15 years and older. Data for 2018 is based on the First Quarterly Report of Annual Labour Force Survey in 2018.
The source did not provide any figures for 2011, 2012, and 2016.
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MMSIS. (January 11, 2023). Labor force participation rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066970/myanmar-labor-force-participation-rate/
MMSIS. "Labor force participation rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019." Chart. January 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066970/myanmar-labor-force-participation-rate/
MMSIS. (2023). Labor force participation rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066970/myanmar-labor-force-participation-rate/
MMSIS. "Labor Force Participation Rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066970/myanmar-labor-force-participation-rate/
MMSIS, Labor force participation rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066970/myanmar-labor-force-participation-rate/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Labor force participation rate in Myanmar from 2010 to 2019 [Graph], MMSIS, January 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066970/myanmar-labor-force-participation-rate/
