ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 51,154 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh is 51,154 1000 No, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh peaked at 52,772 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36,132 1000 No, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 36,132 1000 No | — |
| 2010 | 41,663 1000 No | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 41,918 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 43,885 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 52,772 1000 No | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 51,154 1000 No | -3.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 51,154 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,929 1000 No, 13.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36,132 1000 No | 36,132 1000 No | 36,132 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 42,489 1000 No | 41,663 1000 No | 43,885 1000 No | 3 |
| 2020s | 51,963 1000 No | 51,154 1000 No | 52,772 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 India 349,666 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 35,014 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 4,549 1000 No compare
- 2 Indonesia 62,307 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 8,788 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 50,927 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 931.24 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 21,268 1000 No compare
- 6 Egypt 19,268 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 51,154 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 52,772 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 36,132 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 22.0%. 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, total, 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.