Myanmar - Labor Force Participation 2016

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
63.38% −1.33pp from 2015 Global rank: 72nd

Myanmar's labor force participation was 63.38% in 2016, decreased +1.33pp from 64.71% in 2015. This was the 72nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 87.48% 0.2%
2nd Madagascar 85.83% -0.2%
3rd Solomon Islands 84.34% -0.1%
4th Tanzania 83.89% 0.0%
5th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.02% -0.1%
6th Cambodia 81.74% 2.7%
7th Nigeria 80.84% 0.1%
8th Burundi 79.92% 0.5%
9th Eritrea 79.08% -0.2%
10th Mozambique 79.02% 0.0%
11th United Arab Emirates 78.45% 0.6%
12th Burkina Faso 78.37% -0.3%
13th Iceland 77.42% 1.0%
14th Viet Nam 76.97% -0.6%
15th Liberia 76.94% 0.0%
16th Angola 75.90% -0.4%
17th Peru 75.38% -0.7%
18th Kenya 74.41% 0.2%
19th Bahamas, The 74.03% 0.1%
20th South Sudan 73.98% 0.2%
21st Benin 73.92% 0.5%
22nd Uganda 73.78% -2.4%
23rd Central African Republic 73.42% 0.0%
24th Niger 73.12% -0.3%
25th Kuwait 72.70% 0.5%
26th Bahrain 71.98% 0.9%
27th Kazakhstan 70.33% -0.1%
28th Oman 70.29% 1.2%
29th Cameroon 70.23% -1.3%
30th Macao SAR, China 70.06% -1.1%
31st Paraguay 69.97% 3.0%
32nd Moldova 69.91% -0.4%
33rd Mali 69.87% -1.0%
34th New Zealand 69.55% 1.7%
35th St. Lucia 69.34% 0.0%
36th Singapore 69.24% -0.4%
37th China 68.88% -0.6%
38th Switzerland 68.66% 0.7%
39th Thailand 68.32% -1.4%
40th Congo, Republic of 68.15% 0.1%
41st Ghana 68.07% -1.7%
42nd Ecuador 67.67% 3.1%
43rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.36% -0.3%
44th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 67.03% 0.2%
45th Côte d'Ivoire 66.83% -0.2%
46th Timor-Leste 66.82% -0.1%
47th Colombia 66.42% -0.9%
48th Indonesia 66.31% -0.4%
49th Netherlands 66.28% -0.3%
50th Norway 66.20% -0.5%
51st Panama 66.19% 0.8%
52nd Zimbabwe 66.07% -0.1%
53rd Barbados 66.06% 1.0%
54th Georgia 66.02% -0.2%
55th Haiti 65.88% 0.0%
56th Canada 65.64% -0.4%
57th Israel 65.64% 0.1%
58th Brunei Darussalam 65.42% -0.4%
59th Malawi 65.23% -2.6%
60th Nicaragua 65.21% 0.2%
61st Malaysia 65.09% -0.1%
62nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 65.03% -0.4%
63rd Australia 64.95% -0.2%
64th Jamaica 64.92% -0.9%
65th Azerbaijan 64.65% 1.8%
66th Uruguay 64.61% -0.5%
67th Belarus 64.38% 0.2%
68th Brazil 64.29% 0.0%
69th Belize 64.25% 0.6%
70th Sweden 64.08% 0.2%
71st Cyprus 63.76% -0.6%
72nd Myanmar 63.38% -2.1%
73rd Honduras 63.32% -1.2%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.09% -0.1%
75th Bhutan 62.96% -0.3%
76th Russian Federation 62.87% 0.3%
77th Estonia 62.64% 1.3%
78th Korea 62.63% 0.1%
79th Botswana 62.46% 0.4%
80th Dominican Republic 62.45% 0.7%
81st United States 62.43% 0.3%
82nd United Kingdom 62.41% 0.3%
83rd Guam 62.39% 0.0%
84th Chile 62.32% 0.1%
85th Ireland 62.12% 0.6%
86th Trinidad and Tobago 62.04% -1.6%
87th Denmark 61.74% 0.5%
88th Armenia 61.64% 0.2%
89th Philippines 61.59% 0.3%
90th Lesotho 61.52% -2.0%
91st New Caledonia 61.45% -2.0%
92nd Equatorial Guinea 61.20% 0.3%
93rd Chad 61.04% -0.9%
94th Austria 60.70% 0.8%
95th Guatemala 60.69% 0.2%
96th Saudi Arabia 60.69% 1.6%
97th Vanuatu 60.56% -1.1%
98th Rwanda 60.56% -0.1%
99th Namibia 60.45% -0.3%
100th Mexico 60.43% -0.2%
101st Germany 60.41% 0.3%
102nd Hong Kong SAR, China 60.40% -0.1%
103rd Latvia 60.35% 0.5%
104th Lithuania 60.31% 2.0%
105th Slovak Republic 60.01% 0.6%
106th Japan 59.99% 0.8%
107th Lao PDR 59.90% -0.2%
108th Czechia 59.82% 0.8%
109th Costa Rica 59.69% -5.0%
110th Mauritius 59.66% -1.1%
111th El Salvador 59.26% 1.0%
112th Kyrgyz Republic 59.22% -0.5%
113th Cabo Verde 59.17% 0.0%
114th Luxembourg 59.11% -1.3%
115th Argentina 59.02% -0.4%
116th Channel Islands 58.91% -0.1%
117th Zambia 58.67% -0.2%
118th Finland 58.55% -0.4%
119th Portugal 58.41% -0.2%
120th Mongolia 58.40% -2.1%
121st Spain 58.33% -0.5%
122nd Virgin Islands (US) 58.32% -0.6%
123rd Togo 58.11% 0.0%
124th Fiji 57.58% -1.1%
125th Albania 57.31% 3.3%
126th Poland 57.31% 0.4%
127th Hungary 57.30% 1.9%
128th Maldives 56.89% 1.2%
129th Slovenia 56.84% -1.3%
130th European Union 56.80% 0.2%
131st Malta 56.58% 1.7%
132nd Uzbekistan 56.45% 0.3%
133rd Ukraine 56.30% 0.0%
134th Suriname 56.12% 1.0%
135th Bangladesh 56.09% -0.6%
136th French Polynesia 55.88% -0.1%
137th Guyana 55.67% -0.2%
138th Cuba 55.58% 0.1%
139th Sierra Leone 55.44% -1.3%
140th France 55.40% -0.4%
141st Guinea 54.98% -1.3%
142nd South Africa 54.71% 0.2%
143rd Tonga 54.69% -0.6%
144th Samoa 54.50% -0.4%
145th Sri Lanka 53.73% 0.1%
146th North Macedonia 53.44% -1.0%
147th Bulgaria 53.31% -1.7%
148th Belgium 53.16% -0.4%
149th Serbia 52.97% 3.4%
150th India 52.85% -0.3%
151st Montenegro 52.75% 0.7%
152nd Türkiye 52.00% 1.4%
153rd Pakistan 51.68% -0.7%
154th Croatia 51.16% -2.7%
155th Greece 51.15% -0.1%
156th Eswatini 51.14% -0.2%
157th Romania 50.94% -0.6%
158th Gabon 50.76% 0.6%
159th Senegal 50.12% 10.2%
160th Papua New Guinea 50.09% 0.6%
161st Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.62% -0.5%
162nd Libya 49.37% -0.1%
163rd Italy 49.16% 1.1%
164th Gambia, The 47.79% -0.1%
165th Tunisia 47.72% 0.5%
166th Comoros 47.69% 3.5%
167th Lebanon 47.51% 1.0%
168th Afghanistan 47.24% 0.1%
169th Egypt, Arab Republic of 46.63% -0.7%
170th Morocco 46.55% -1.9%
171st West Bank and Gaza 43.77% -0.5%
172nd Sudan 43.51% -2.5%
173rd Turkmenistan 43.33% -0.5%
174th Iran, Islamic Republic of 43.17% 2.9%
175th Iraq 43.15% 0.3%
176th Algeria 42.33% -0.3%
177th Mauritania 41.59% -1.2%
178th Nepal 40.10% -0.3%
179th Tajikistan 39.71% -1.0%
180th Jordan 38.94% 3.4%
181st Puerto Rico (US) 38.16% 0.4%
182nd Syrian Arab Republic 37.72% 0.0%
183rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.14% -0.1%
184th Djibouti 32.43% -0.5%
185th Yemen, Republic of 32.28% 0.7%
186th São Tomé and Principe 23.95% -0.2%

FAQ

What was Myanmar's labor force participation in 2016?

Myanmar's labor force participation in 2016 was 63.38%. This ranked 72nd globally.

How did Myanmar's labor force participation change in 2016?

Myanmar's labor force participation decreased by 2.1% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2016?

Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2016 at 87.48%.

What is the labor force participation of Myanmar in 2016?

The labor force participation of Myanmar in 2016 was 63.38%. This ranked 72nd globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Myanmar's labor force participation?

Myanmar's labor force participation went from 64.71% in 2015 to 63.38% in 2016, a 2.1% decrease.