Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 37.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 37.8% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar peaked at 67.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2025.
That places Myanmar 46th out of 186 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.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.4% | — |
| 1992 | 65.8% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 58.5% | 67.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 49.3% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 43.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.8% | 40.3% | 6 |
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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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Myanmar was 37.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.