Myanmar — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1985–2025 · 39 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

In Myanmar, the unemployment rate reading was 3.05% in 2025, compared with 2.89% in 2024. The period change was +0.16 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.14%.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20253.05 %
20242.89 %
20232.98 %
20223.06 %
20214.34 %
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20201.48 %
20190.41 %
20180.77 %
20171.36 %
20161.06 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.