ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Myanmar
Myanmar: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 2,338 1000 No in 2020. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Myanmar, 2015–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2,338 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Myanmar ranks 9th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,047 1000 No | — |
| 2017 | 2,564 1000 No | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 2,061 1000 No | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 2,518 1000 No | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 2,338 1000 No | -7.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2,338 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 265.16 1000 No, 8.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2,338 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,072 1000 No, 2.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,547 1000 No | 2,061 1000 No | 3,047 1000 No | 4 |
| 2020s | 2,338 1000 No | 2,338 1000 No | 2,338 1000 No | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85.43 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2,684 1000 No compare
- 7 Egypt 2,648 1000 No compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 58.38 1000 No compare
- 8 India 2,526 1000 No
- 10 Rwanda 1,412 1000 No
- 11 Colombia 1,241 1000 No compare
- 12 Thailand 1,072 1000 No 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 ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Myanmar?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Myanmar was 2,338 1000 No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,047 1000 No in 2015.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,061 1000 No in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — 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.