Bangladesh - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Bangladesh was 30.40 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 30.87 in 2019, while its lowest value was 21.64 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 21.64
1991 21.73
1992 21.85
1993 22.00
1994 22.17
1995 22.36
1996 22.55
1997 22.76
1998 22.97
1999 23.19
2000 23.39
2001 23.55
2002 23.70
2003 23.84
2004 23.99
2005 24.14
2006 24.26
2007 24.74
2008 25.23
2009 25.72
2010 26.20
2011 26.67
2012 27.14
2013 27.60
2014 28.07
2015 28.55
2016 29.05
2017 30.66
2018 30.79
2019 30.87
2020 30.23
2021 30.40

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bangladesh was 69,816,260 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69,816,260 in 2021 and a minimum value of 35,272,750 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 35,272,750
1991 36,309,530
1992 37,387,960
1993 38,509,690
1994 39,678,220
1995 40,895,570
1996 42,090,790
1997 43,331,120
1998 44,603,760
1999 45,894,260
2000 47,188,240
2001 48,387,230
2002 49,600,850
2003 50,809,260
2004 51,987,840
2005 53,123,180
2006 54,083,640
2007 54,954,290
2008 55,799,460
2009 56,639,140
2010 57,493,260
2011 58,436,990
2012 59,377,980
2013 60,318,370
2014 61,262,260
2015 62,203,550
2016 63,131,470
2017 66,854,860
2018 68,073,230
2019 69,229,780
2020 68,412,680
2021 69,816,260

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure