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Unemployment rate in Bangladesh
1991 – 2025 · 35 data points
section.rank · Countries
section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
3.8%
+0.1 pp
section.change_since
Countries · 2025
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
−0.6 pp
vs section.levels.world
−1.0 pp
section.levels.world: 4.8% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1991 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
−0.6 pp section.change_since
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
1991
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Bangladesh
section.levels.world
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025
section.compare Unemployment rate · percent
Bangladesh
3.8%
section.levels.world
4.8%
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1991 – 2025
Latest value
3.8% · 2025
First value
2.2% · 1991
Highest
5.5% · 2020
Lowest
2.2% · 1991
Data points
35
By year
section.all_years · 1991 – 2025
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +0.3 pp | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | −1.2 pp | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | −0.9 pp | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | −0.1 pp | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +1.0 pp | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +0.0 pp | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | −0.0 pp | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +0.4 pp | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +0.3 pp | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.4 pp | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | −1.6 pp | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.5 pp | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +0.5 pp | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +0.4 pp | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | −0.7 pp | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | −0.1 pp | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | −0.0 pp | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.4 pp | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.3 pp | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +0.2 pp | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +0.2 pp | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +0.2 pp | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +0.2 pp | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +0.1 pp | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +0.1 pp | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +0.1 pp | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +0.1 pp | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +0.0 pp | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | 5.1% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Czechia | 2.8% | |
| 41 | Poland | 3.3% | |
| 40 | Philippines | 3.4% | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 3.6% | |
| 38 | Germany | 3.6% | |
| 37 | South Korea | 3.6% | |
| 36 | Indonesia | 3.8% | |
| 35 | Liberia | 3.8% | |
| 34 | Mexico | 4.0% | |
| 33 | Netherlands | 4.2% | |
| 32 | Norway | 4.4% | |
| 31 | Ecuador | 4.5% | |
| 30 | China | 4.6% | |
| 29 | Russia | 4.7% | |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 4.9% | |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 5.2% | |
| 26 | Hong Kong SAR China | 5.2% | |
| 25 | Congo - Kinshasa | 5.3% | |
| 24 | United States | 5.3% | |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 5.5% | |
| 22 | Romania | 5.6% | |
| 21 | India | 6.4% | |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 6.6% | |
| 19 | Lithuania | 7.1% | |
| 18 | Egypt | 7.4% | |
| 17 | Canada | 7.5% | |
| 16 | Finland | 7.6% | |
| 15 | France | 7.9% | |
| 14 | Honduras | 8.5% | |
| 13 | Argentina | 8.7% | |
| 12 | Chile | 9.3% | |
| 11 | Italy | 9.5% | |
| 10 | Türkiye | 12.0% | |
| 9 | Lebanon | 12.7% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 13.2% | |
| 7 | Algeria | 13.7% | |
| 6 | Colombia | 13.9% | |
| 5 | Greece | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Spain | 14.9% | |
| 3 | Yemen | 18.3% | |
| 2 | Gabon | 21.2% | |
| 1 | Congo - Brazzaville | 22.0% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
section.what
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
section.how
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.