Bangladesh vs India: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Bangladesh
0.7%
in 2025
India
0.6%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
164th
India rank
167th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 164th and India ranks 167th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% India
2000s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% India
2010s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Bangladesh
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.2% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 0.7% against 0.6% in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Bangladesh and India?
0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Bangladesh ranks 164th and India ranks 167th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).