Work & Labour in Bangladesh 346 indicators covering work & labour for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 3.8% 2025 up 23.2% 120th Female unemployment rate 3.7% 2025 down 49.8% 134th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 22.7% 2025 up 6.4% 119th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 28.6% 2025 down 21.9% 65th Share of male vs. female employment in services 48.7% 2025 up 15.8% 111th Employment rate, men vs. women 77.3% 2025 down 1.2% 24th Employment rate 56.6% 2025 up 4.8% 102nd Youth unemployment rate 9.4% 2025 down 11.1% 123rd Population by labor force status 48.57 million people 2025 down 2.3% 9th Employee compensation as share of government spending 20.3% 2021 down 6.7% 97th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 42.32 2025 down 28.1% 35th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 5,697 2024 up 34.6% 6th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,571 Persons 2022 up 84.6% 15th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,128 Persons 2022 up 66.3% 26th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.3% 2020 down 14.1% 146th Female labor force by age 596,871 people 2024 up 24.1% 20th Labor force participation rate by age 48.3% 2024 up 12.5% 55th Female labor force participation rate by age 46.5% 2024 up 43.3% 45th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 9.1% 2024 down 10.1% 129th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0364 units per square kilometre 2023 down 47.7% 5th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0179 units per square kilometre 2023 up 135.5% 12th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 25.48 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.5% 7th Employment by status 38.6% 2024 down 0.1% 144th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 38.6% 2024 down 0.1% 144th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0962 units per square kilometre 2023 up 734.6% 77th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0962 units per square kilometre 2023 up 734.6% 76th Employment 69,072 2024 up 18.9% 9th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -7.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.0% 124th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -7.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.0% 124th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -7.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.0% 124th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.4% 2025 down 55.5% 65th Unemployment with basic education 2.8% 2024 down 26.4% 103rd Unemployment with basic education, male 3.1% 2024 down 1.3% 94th Unemployment with intermediate education 5.0% 2024 down 28.0% 82nd Unemployment with basic education, female 2.3% 2024 down 55.0% 108th Unemployment with advanced education 10.9% 2024 up 54.9% 18th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 3.6% 2024 down 74.8% 106th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 9.06 2024 up 82.3% 7th Level of national compliance with labor rights 9.06 score 2024 up 82.3% 7th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 15.4% 2024 down 51.8% 59th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 5.8% 2024 up 28.8% 50th Labor force with basic education, female 39.8% 2024 down 5.9% 53rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 19.7% 2024 down 53.1% 57th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 10.9% 2024 down 48.5% 77th Labor force with basic education, male 76.9% 2024 down 10.7% 22nd Labor force with basic education 57.8% 2024 down 8.8% 40th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 42.0% 2024 up 32.7% 108th Labor force with intermediate education, male 80.1% 2024 up 6.7% 25th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 60.2% 2024 up 7.9% 87th Unemployment with advanced education, male 8.4% 2024 up 74.1% 16th Labor force with advanced education, male 88.7% 2024 down 2.5% 18th Labor force with advanced education 74.9% 2024 down 6.5% 87th Labor force with advanced education, female 48.9% 2024 down 10.5% 118th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 37.1% 2024 up 19.3% 141st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 77.0% 2024 down 2.8% 27th Unemployment with advanced education, female 19.0% 2024 up 24.0% 15th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 56.8% 2024 up 3.9% 108th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 43.6% 2024 up 6.4% 44th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.1% 2024 down 10.7% 57th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 44.0% 2024 up 28.9% 32nd ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →