ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 0.3 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bangladesh, 2006–2024
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 0.3 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %, in 2013.
That places Bangladesh 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8 % | — |
| 2013 | 0.1 % | -87.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6 % | +500.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 % | -50.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.3 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.8 %, 17% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.35 % | 0.1 % | 0.6 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.45 % | 0.3 % | 0.6 % | 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 — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Bangladesh was 0.3 % 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 0.8 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 % in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th out of 20 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 up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, workers not classified, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.