Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar is 45.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar peaked at 70.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2025.
That places Myanmar 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.3% | — |
| 1992 | 69.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 45.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 45.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 62.0% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.0% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 27 Timor-Leste 46.0% compare
- 28 Kenya 45.8% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 45.4% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 44.5% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 44.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 44.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Myanmar was 45.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).