Myanmar — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Myanmar, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Myanmar was 3.05% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.34% in 2021. The lowest was 0.41% in 2019 (about 7.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.91% per year.
Myanmar ranks 145 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Myanmar sits level with it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 298%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 15 of 29 economies; Singapore (2.82%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 263% in 2020. That is 51% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 2021. Doubling roughly every 18 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 182nd of 187 in 1991 → 186th of 187 in 2000 → 182nd of 187 in 2010 → 180th of 187 in 2020 → 140th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 2.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.06% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 4.34% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 1.48% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 0.77% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 1.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 1.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 0.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.83% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Myanmar’s Unemployment in 1992?
0.8% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Myanmar’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +268.0% in total — about 3.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.05%; 2024: 2.89%; 2023: 2.98%; 2022: 3.06%; 2021: 4.34%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.