ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 35,351 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 35,351 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh peaked at 36,004 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,469 1000 No, in 2006.
That places Bangladesh 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24,469 1000 No | — |
| 2010 | 28,117 1000 No | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 27,108 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 28,982 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 36,004 1000 No | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 35,351 1000 No | -1.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 35,351 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,233 1000 No, 10.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,469 1000 No | 24,469 1000 No | 24,469 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 28,069 1000 No | 27,108 1000 No | 28,982 1000 No | 3 |
| 2020s | 35,677 1000 No | 35,351 1000 No | 36,004 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 3,567 1000 No compare
- 1 India 292,235 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 19,960 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 40,411 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,706 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,838 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 29,604 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 626.25 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 12,651 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 7,390 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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 35,351 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 36,004 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,469 1000 No in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd 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 up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.