Work & Labour in Bangladesh 346 indicators covering work & labour for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of female workers in informal employment 96.0% 2024 up 2.4% 4th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 84.0% 2024 down 5.9% 10th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 7.8 2024 up 13.0% 57th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 84.0% 2024 down 5.9% 11th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 46.7 2024 up 14.9% 4th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 46.65 2024 up 14.8% 4th Gender wage gap 14.53 2024 up 7,467.2% 17th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,642 2024 down 11.4% 15th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 69,072 2024 up 18.9% 6th Employees 25,988 2024 up 11.3% 11th Public sector employees 2,526 2024 down 7.5% 17th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 26,598 2024 up 85.3% 31st Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 26,598 2024 up 85.3% 30th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 14.5% 2024 up 7,467.2% 17th Gender wage gap 14.5% 2024 up 7,467.2% 17th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 14.5% 2024 up 7,467.2% 17th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 14.5% 2024 up 7,467.2% 17th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 14.5% 2024 up 7,467.2% 17th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 46.73 2024 up 3.0% 8th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 50.93 2024 up 7.2% 4th SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 73.82 2024 up 25.3% 33rd Average hourly earnings of employees 73.82 2024 up 25.3% 28th Average hourly earnings of employees 73.82 2024 up 25.3% 28th Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.32 2024 up 19.0% 42nd Median hourly earnings of employees 61.54 2024 up 24.4% 28th Median hourly earnings of employees 61.54 2024 up 24.4% 28th Median hourly earnings of employees 61.54 2024 up 24.4% 28th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 41.69 2024 down 6.4% 11th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 42.47 2024 down 6.0% 10th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 55.4% 2024 up 41.5% 93rd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 33.5% 2024 up 38.1% 95th Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 92.68 2024 down 0.6% 9th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 139.35 2024 up 66.3% 24th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 139.35 2024 up 66.3% 24th Public sector employment as a share of total employment 4.2% 2015 down 4.4% 76th Trade union density rate 11.9 2018 down 5.4% 62nd Informal care employment 2,414 2024 down 18.2% 5th Informal care employment rate 66.29 2024 down 7.7% 5th Care employment outside the formal sector 1,432 2024 down 35.0% 5th Share of care employment outside the formal sector 39.32 2024 down 26.7% 9th Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 58,046 2024 up 11.9% 3rd Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 84.04 2024 down 5.9% 10th Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 48,589 2024 up 10.0% 3rd Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 70.35 2024 down 7.5% 11th Collective bargaining coverage rate 1.6 2020 down 68.0% 63rd Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 25.75 persons per 1,000 people 2022 up 76.7% 53rd ← Previous Page 6 of 6