Bangladesh vs Brazil: Informal employment

Bangladesh
58,046
in 2024
Brazil
36,489
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
4th
Brazil rank
6th

Informal employment over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
020.0k40.0k60.0k200920172025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 58,046 against 36,489 in Brazil, a difference of 21,557.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 6th of 81 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
2010s 54,631 36,329 18,302 Bangladesh
2020s 59,190 36,965 22,225 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal employment, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Bangladesh, at 58,046 against 36,489 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in informal employment between Bangladesh and Brazil?
21,557, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for informal employment?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 6th of 81 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
81 places, 1,202 data points, 1999–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.