Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Myanmar's unemployment rate stands at 3.05% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.89% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Myanmar's unemployment rate was 3.05%, up from 2.89% in 2024.
In 2024, Myanmar's unemployment rate was 2.89%, down from 2.98% in 2023.
In 2023, Myanmar's unemployment rate was 2.98%, down from 3.06% in 2022.
In 2022, Myanmar's unemployment rate was 3.06%, down from 4.34% in 2021.
In 2021, Myanmar's unemployment rate was 4.34%, up from 1.48% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.05% | +0.16% |
| 2024 | 2.89% | -0.09% |
| 2023 | 2.98% | -0.086% |
| 2022 | 3.06% | -1.28% |
| 2021 | 4.34% | +2.86% |
| 2020 | 1.48% | +1.07% |
| 2019 | 0.407% | -0.36% |
| 2018 | 0.767% | -0.589% |
| 2017 | 1.36% | +0.298% |
| 2016 | 1.06% | +0.292% |
| 2015 | 0.766% | +0.003% |
| 2014 | 0.763% | -0.012% |
| 2013 | 0.775% | +0.007% |
| 2012 | 0.768% | +0.019% |
| 2011 | 0.749% | +0.024% |
| 2010 | 0.725% | +0.013% |
| 2009 | 0.712% | +0.012% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.016% |
| 2007 | 0.684% | +0.008% |
| 2006 | 0.676% | +0.004% |
| 2005 | 0.672% | -0.005% |
| 2004 | 0.677% | -0.009% |
| 2003 | 0.686% | +0.001% |
| 2002 | 0.685% | -0.004% |
| 2001 | 0.689% | -0.023% |
| 2000 | 0.712% | -0.038% |
| 1999 | 0.75% | -0.022% |
| 1998 | 0.772% | +0.008% |
| 1997 | 0.764% | +0.011% |
| 1996 | 0.753% | -0.001% |
| 1995 | 0.754% | +0.015% |
| 1994 | 0.739% | -0.04% |
| 1993 | 0.779% | -0.017% |
| 1992 | 0.796% | -0.032% |
| 1991 | 0.828% | — |
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Myanmar's unemployment rate is 3.05% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.89% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.34% (2021); the lowest is 0.407% (2019), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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