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Labour force participation in Bangladesh

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
economy · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 58.8% −0.1 pp section.change_since
Countries · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +2.3 pp
vs section.levels.world −2.2 pp section.levels.world: 61.0% · 2025
Labour force participation, 1990 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+2.3 pp section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

section.compare Labour force participation · percent
Bangladesh
58.8%
section.levels.world
61.0%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 58.8% · 2025
First value 56.8% · 1990
Highest 61.9% · 2022
Lowest 56.1% · 2016
Data points 36

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2025

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2025 58.8% −0.1 pp 61.0%
2024 58.9% −2.0 pp 61.1%
2023 60.9% −1.0 pp 61.2%
2022 61.9% +0.8 pp 60.7%
2021 61.1% +1.3 pp 60.4%
2020 59.8% +0.3 pp 59.6%
2019 59.5% +0.6 pp 61.0%
2018 58.9% +0.6 pp 61.2%
2017 58.3% +2.2 pp 61.3%
2016 56.1% −0.4 pp 61.5%
2015 56.5% −0.4 pp 61.6%
2014 56.8% −0.4 pp 61.8%
2013 57.2% −0.5 pp 62.0%
2012 57.6% −0.5 pp 62.2%
2011 58.1% −0.5 pp 62.4%
2010 58.6% +0.1 pp 62.6%
2009 58.4% +0.1 pp 62.8%
2008 58.3% +0.1 pp 63.1%
2007 58.2% +0.1 pp 63.4%
2006 58.1% −0.0 pp 63.5%
2005 58.1% −0.0 pp 63.8%
2004 58.2% −0.0 pp 63.8%
2003 58.2% −0.0 pp 63.9%
2002 58.2% +0.0 pp 64.1%
2001 58.2% +0.0 pp 64.2%
2000 58.2% +0.1 pp 64.4%
1999 58.1% +0.1 pp 64.6%
1998 58.0% +0.1 pp 64.5%
1997 57.8% +0.1 pp 64.7%
1996 57.7% +0.2 pp 64.7%
1995 57.5% +0.2 pp 64.8%
1994 57.4% +0.2 pp 65.0%
1993 57.2% +0.1 pp 65.0%
1992 57.1% +0.2 pp 65.3%
1991 56.9% +0.1 pp 65.4%
1990 56.8% 65.5%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force participation
42 Yemen 33.1%
41 Algeria 41.5%
40 Lebanon 43.4%
39 Egypt 44.7%
38 Italy 49.8%
37 Gabon 51.5%
36 Romania 51.7%
35 Greece 51.8%
34 Türkiye 53.3%
33 Sierra Leone 53.6%
32 India 54.7%
31 France 55.9%
30 Honduras 56.5%
29 Bulgaria 56.9%
28 Hong Kong SAR China 57.2%
27 Spain 57.6%
26 Poland 59.2%
25 Finland 60.3%
24 Czechia 60.4%
23 Bangladesh 60.9%
22 Germany 61.0%
21 Philippines 61.4%
20 Chile 61.5%
19 Mexico 61.7%
18 United Kingdom 61.8%
17 United States 62.1%
16 Russia 62.1%
15 Argentina 62.3%
14 Lithuania 62.9%
13 Brazil 62.9%
12 Colombia 63.7%
11 South Korea 64.3%
10 Congo - Kinshasa 64.4%
9 Ecuador 64.5%
8 Saudi Arabia 65.3%
7 Canada 65.4%
6 China 65.8%
5 Norway 65.9%
4 Netherlands 67.7%
3 Congo - Brazzaville 67.9%
2 Indonesia 67.9%
1 Liberia 76.6%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

section.what

The share of adults who work or are looking for work.

section.how

Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.