Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) fell 4.82% to 41.0% in Myanmar in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) in Myanmar reached an all time high of 64.7% in 1991 and an all time low of 41.0% in 2021. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) in China amounted to 61.6%, 19.2% in India, 74.8% in Laos and 59.0% in Thailand in 2021.
Myanmar has been ranked 134th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old), 49 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 32.5% | 32.9% | 36.1% | 36.2% | 36.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 73.4% | 75.9% | 76.4% | 76.3% | 76.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 63.6% | 63.5% | 63.3% | 63.1% | 63.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 21.8% | 21.4% | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 49.6% | 50.3% | 51.1% | 52.4% | 53.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 76.1% | 76.0% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 50.5% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 51.4% | 51.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 51.2% | 49.3% | 47.3% | 48.1% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 23.9% | 23.1% | 22.3% | 21.5% | 21.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 55.5% | 55.6% | 55.7% | 55.9% | 55.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 35.4% | 35.3% | 36.2% | 33.2% | 32.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 61.1% | 60.2% | 59.4% | 59.7% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 55.8% | 55.9% | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 72.4% | 71.9% | 71.4% | 70.4% | 70.3% |
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