Bangladesh Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Bangladesh labor force participation rate for 2022 was 39.04%, a 0.8% decline from 2021.
  • Bangladesh labor force participation rate for 2021 was 39.83%, a 0.22% decline from 2020.
  • Bangladesh labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.05%, a 0.58% decline from 2019.
  • Bangladesh labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.63%, a 0.04% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Bangladesh Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 39.04% -0.80%
2021 39.83% -0.22%
2020 40.05% -0.58%
2019 40.63% 0.04%
2018 40.59% 0.12%
2017 40.47% 2.42%
2016 38.04% -0.83%
2015 38.87% -0.84%
2014 39.71% -0.85%
2013 40.56% -0.85%
2012 41.41% -0.86%
2011 42.27% -0.86%
2010 43.13% -0.87%
2009 44.00% -0.87%
2008 44.87% -0.87%
2007 45.74% -0.88%
2006 46.62% -0.41%
2005 47.02% -0.25%
2004 47.28% -0.24%
2003 47.52% -0.24%
2002 47.76% -0.25%
2001 48.01% -0.28%
2000 48.29% -0.23%
1999 48.52% -0.22%
1998 48.74% -0.21%
1997 48.95% -0.23%
1996 49.17% -0.26%
1995 49.43% 0.02%
1994 49.42% -0.01%
1993 49.42% -0.04%
1992 49.46% -0.08%
1991 49.54% 49.54%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%