ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 126.73 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh stood at 126.73 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.9% on the previous year and up 352.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Bangladesh peaked at 243.33 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.02 1000 No, in 2013.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 166.43 1000 No | — |
| 2013 | 28.02 1000 No | -83.2% |
| 2017 | 213.46 1000 No | +661.8% |
| 2023 | 243.33 1000 No | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 126.73 1000 No | -47.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 126.73 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 151.41 1000 No, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 166.43 1000 No | 166.43 1000 No | 166.43 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 120.74 1000 No | 28.02 1000 No | 213.46 1000 No | 2 |
| 2020s | 185.03 1000 No | 126.73 1000 No | 243.33 1000 No | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 126.73 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 243.33 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 28.02 1000 No in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 19 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 352.3%. 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, workers not classified, rural areas — Male — 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.