Labor force, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Labor force, female was 37.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Myanmar, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 37.7% for labor force, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Myanmar peaked at 44.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.0% | — |
| 1991 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 43.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 42.5% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 40.0% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Myanmar?
- Labor force, female in Myanmar was 37.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for labor force, female?
- Myanmar ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.