Work & Labour in Bangladesh 346 indicators covering work & labour for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 16.3% 2025 down 23.8% 184th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.0% 2025 down 11.9% 110th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 22.7% 2025 up 6.4% 119th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.0% 2025 down 51.3% 109th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 5.5% 2025 down 62.6% 66th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.7% 2025 down 47.3% 83rd Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 11.0% 2025 down 70.8% 59th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 39.0% 2025 up 0.3% 143rd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 41.2% 2025 down 6.0% 147th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 34.7% 2025 up 27.9% 141st Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 61.0% 2025 down 0.2% 45th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 58.8% 2025 up 4.7% 41st Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 65.3% 2025 down 10.4% 47th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.7% 2025 up 13.9% 79th Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.2% 2025 up 23.1% 65th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 down 16.9% 164th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 10.2% 103rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 10.2% 103rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 57.3% 2025 down 1.0% 45th GDP per person employed 21,197 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 47.1% 126th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.0% 43rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.0% 43rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.0% 87th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 15.0% 87th GDP per employed person 21,197 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 47.1% 126th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.19 2027 up 344.8% 21st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.19 2027 up 344.8% 21st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.3697 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.2% 7th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.5754 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.8% 7th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 137.08 2025 up 97.2% 66th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 35.3% 2023 down 21.8% 47th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 8.77 2025 up 41.7% 27th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 38.41 2024 up 12.2% 167th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 38.41 2024 up 12.2% 167th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 38.41 2024 up 12.2% 167th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.5561 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.2% 7th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.5561 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.2% 7th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year 2023 up 38.4% 68th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 58.9 2024 up 3.0% 134th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.6% 2024 down 17.9% 133rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.7% 2024 up 18.5% 117th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.4% 2024 down 53.6% 142nd SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 48.48 2026 up 2.1% 79th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 48.48 2026 up 2.1% 79th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.27 2027 up 3.7% 141st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.27 2027 up 3.7% 141st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 3.44 million 2027 up 16.0% 8th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 29.02 2027 up 2.5% 42nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 46.53 2027 down 0.9% 13th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.49 2027 up 42.6% 134th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,843 2027 up 66.8% 18th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 86,083 2027 up 16.0% 8th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 15.93 2027 down 41.8% 111th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 5,286 2027 down 40.1% 11th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.0% 2024 down 2.2% 30th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 38.4% 2024 up 14.4% 167th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.9% 2024 up 3.0% 127th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 38.4% 2024 up 14.4% 167th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 38.4% 2024 up 14.4% 167th ← Previous Page 2 of 6 Next →