ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Myanmar
Myanmar: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 9,999 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Myanmar stood at 9,999 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Myanmar peaked at 12,738 1000 No in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9,857 1000 No, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12,331 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 12,341 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 12,543 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 12,738 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12,606 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 12,530 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 12,412 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12,531 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 12,597 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 12,542 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 12,558 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12,495 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12,315 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 12,204 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12,077 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 11,970 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11,900 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 11,832 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11,788 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 11,859 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12,060 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12,211 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 12,316 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12,452 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12,464 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12,282 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 12,077 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 11,774 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11,778 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,928 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 9,857 1000 No | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 9,924 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9,900 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10,018 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 9,999 1000 No | -0.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 9,999 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,531 1000 No, 6.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 9,999 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 308.36 1000 No, 32.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,514 1000 No | 12,331 1000 No | 12,738 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 12,168 1000 No | 11,788 1000 No | 12,558 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,127 1000 No | 11,774 1000 No | 12,464 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,104 1000 No | 9,857 1000 No | 10,928 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 15 Kenya 10,699 1000 No compare
- 16 Mozambique 10,674 1000 No compare
- 17 Philippines 10,456 1000 No compare
- 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,231 1000 No compare
- 20 Niger 8,704 1000 No compare
- 21 Brazil 7,769 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2266 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0981 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.336 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Myanmar?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Myanmar was 9,999 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 12,738 1000 No in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,857 1000 No in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Myanmar ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.