Asia vs Bangladesh: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Asia
64.7%
in 2025
Bangladesh
84.0%
in 2024
Asia rank
13th
Bangladesh rank
11th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Asia
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 84.0% against 64.7% in Asia, a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Asia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 13th and Bangladesh ranks 11th of 36 groups.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.2% | 90.0% | 23.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 84.4% | 19.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Asia or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 84.0% against 64.7% in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Asia and Bangladesh?
- 19.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Bangladesh?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Bangladesh rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Asia ranks 13th and Bangladesh ranks 11th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.