ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 18,135 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
18,135 1000 No
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 72 countries
All-time high
18,422 1000 No
in 2013
All-time low
17,210 1000 No
in 2010
Years of data
6
2006–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh, 2006–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2006201520242006: 17.3k 1000 No2010: 17.2k 1000 No2013: 18.4k 1000 No2017: 17.9k 1000 No2023: 17.9k 1000 No2024: 18.1k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh stood at 18,135 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh peaked at 18,422 1000 No in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17,210 1000 No, in 2010.

Bangladesh ranks 4th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Bangladesh, 2006 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2006 17,276 1000 No
2010 17,210 1000 No -0.4%
2013 18,422 1000 No +7.0%
2017 17,885 1000 No -2.9%
2023 17,878 1000 No -0.0%
2024 18,135 1000 No +1.4%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 18,135 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,502 1000 No, 12.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,276 1000 No 17,276 1000 No 17,276 1000 No 1
2010s 17,839 1000 No 17,210 1000 No 18,422 1000 No 3
2020s 18,007 1000 No 17,878 1000 No 18,135 1000 No 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,885 1000 No compare
  2. 1 India 190,081 1000 No compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 9,710 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Indonesia 22,643 1000 No compare
  5. 2 Türkiye 3,200 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 891.21 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Pakistan 18,784 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Republic of Moldova 279.68 1000 No compare
  9. 5 Thailand 6,983 1000 No compare
  10. 6 Philippines 4,222 1000 No compare
  11. 7 Egypt 4,169 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh was 18,135 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 18,422 1000 No in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 17,210 1000 No in 2010.
How does Bangladesh rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.