Bangladesh - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 19.31
2010 32.10
2013 34.11
2016 23.61
2017 21.92

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 19.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 21.88 in 1996, while its lowest value was 19.32 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 21.56
1992 21.55
1993 21.62
1994 21.75
1995 21.88
1996 21.88
1997 21.67
1998 21.45
1999 21.24
2000 20.96
2001 21.20
2002 21.48
2003 21.73
2004 20.84
2005 19.93
2006 19.89
2007 19.83
2008 19.81
2009 19.80
2010 21.10
2011 20.94
2012 20.78
2013 20.62
2014 20.39
2015 20.16
2016 19.97
2017 21.85
2018 21.87
2019 21.78
2020 19.32

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 65.32
2010 55.47
2013 48.33
2016 53.12
2017 49.00

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 45.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 73.73 in 1991, while its lowest value was 45.01 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 73.73
1992 73.19
1993 72.83
1994 72.50
1995 72.01
1996 71.34
1997 70.30
1998 69.19
1999 68.17
2000 67.03
2001 67.08
2002 67.32
2003 67.52
2004 66.75
2005 65.93
2006 66.61
2007 64.32
2008 62.12
2009 59.94
2010 59.93
2011 57.41
2012 54.93
2013 52.49
2014 50.78
2015 49.07
2016 47.40
2017 49.04
2018 48.84
2019 48.60
2020 45.01

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2006 43.08
2010 43.51
2013 40.93
2016 38.04
2017 35.30

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 32.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 48.19 in 1991, while its lowest value was 32.42 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 48.19
1992 47.88
1993 47.70
1994 47.57
1995 47.37
1996 47.03
1997 46.40
1998 45.75
1999 45.15
2000 44.44
2001 44.58
2002 44.83
2003 45.06
2004 44.23
2005 43.36
2006 43.63
2007 42.38
2008 41.22
2009 40.09
2010 40.74
2011 39.39
2012 38.07
2013 36.78
2014 35.83
2015 34.87
2016 33.93
2017 35.68
2018 35.60
2019 35.45
2020 32.42

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in Bangladesh was 33.92 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 72.63 in 1989, while its lowest value was 9.58 in 1984.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1984 9.58
1985 9.72
1986 11.49
1989 72.63
1991 68.30
1996 61.03
2000 54.02
2003 24.81
2006 27.12
2010 33.94
2013 31.08
2016 33.19
2017 33.92

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 32.12 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 33.86 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.14 in 1991.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 26.14
1992 26.23
1993 26.39
1994 26.57
1995 26.77
1996 26.94
1997 27.05
1998 27.18
1999 27.30
2000 27.40
2001 27.38
2002 27.36
2003 27.30
2004 27.09
2005 26.84
2006 27.01
2007 27.27
2008 27.56
2009 27.86
2010 29.12
2011 29.16
2012 29.21
2013 29.27
2014 29.69
2015 30.09
2016 30.51
2017 33.69
2018 33.80
2019 33.86
2020 31.78
2021 32.12

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Bangladesh was 78.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 98.38 in 1991, while its lowest value was 78.00 in 2017.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1984 97.00
1985 96.88
1986 95.44
1989 96.19
1991 98.38
1996 95.85
2000 84.40
2003 83.74
2006 83.89
2010 79.21
2013 79.20
2016 79.40
2017 78.00

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 75.57 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 86.83 in 1991, while its lowest value was 75.19 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 86.83
1992 86.59
1993 86.44
1994 86.29
1995 86.05
1996 85.77
1997 85.40
1998 84.98
1999 84.62
2000 84.20
2001 83.72
2002 83.32
2003 82.80
2004 82.97
2005 83.13
2006 83.57
2007 82.49
2008 81.48
2009 80.46
2010 80.80
2011 80.01
2012 79.24
2013 78.48
2014 77.78
2015 77.06
2016 76.32
2017 77.46
2018 77.37
2019 77.29
2020 75.19
2021 75.57

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Bangladesh was 55.78 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 84.80 in 1989, while its lowest value was 54.11 in 1984.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1984 54.11
1985 54.17
1986 54.65
1989 84.80
1991 83.86
1996 78.71
2000 69.71
2003 54.82
2006 55.99
2010 56.60
2013 54.65
2016 56.09
2017 55.78

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bangladesh was 53.99 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 57.69 in 1991, while its lowest value was 53.64 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 57.69
1992 57.58
1993 57.55
1994 57.54
1995 57.48
1996 57.39
1997 57.23
1998 57.05
1999 56.91
2000 56.72
2001 56.43
2002 56.19
2003 55.87
2004 55.82
2005 55.74
2006 55.99
2007 55.49
2008 55.04
2009 54.61
2010 55.35
2011 54.93
2012 54.54
2013 54.18
2014 54.01
2015 53.83
2016 53.65
2017 55.78
2018 55.77
2019 55.75
2020 53.64
2021 53.99

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity