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

Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 30.6 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
30.6 %
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
64th
of 72 countries
All-time high
35.2 %
in 2013
All-time low
30.6 %
in 2024
Years of data
6
2006–2024

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

0102030402006201520242006: 31.5 %2010: 32.5 %2013: 35.2 %2017: 33.3 %2023: 31.2 %2024: 30.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh is 30.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh peaked at 35.2 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.6 %, in 2024.

That places Bangladesh 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Bangladesh, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 31.5 %
2010 32.5 % +3.2%
2013 35.2 % +8.3%
2017 33.3 % -5.4%
2023 31.2 % -6.3%
2024 30.6 % -1.9%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 30.6 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.5 % 31.5 % 31.5 % 1
2010s 33.67 % 32.5 % 35.2 % 3
2020s 30.9 % 30.6 % 31.2 % 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 61 Indonesia 35.1 % compare
  2. 62 Georgia 32.9 % compare
  3. 63 Armenia 32.4 % compare
  4. 65 Bhutan 26.3 % compare
  5. 66 Zimbabwe 24.7 % compare
  6. 67 Senegal 18.4 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh was 30.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 35.2 % in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 30.6 % in 2024.
How does Bangladesh rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Bangladesh ranks 64th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.