Annual working hours per worker in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Annual working hours per worker was 2,383 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Bangladesh, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Bangladesh is 2,383 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Bangladesh peaked at 2,440 hours per worker in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,262 hours per worker, in 1975.
That places Bangladesh 10th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,268 hours per worker | 2,262 hours per worker | 2,279 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,353 hours per worker | 2,283 hours per worker | 2,436 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,386 hours per worker | 2,336 hours per worker | 2,426 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,325 hours per worker | 2,310 hours per worker | 2,339 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,388 hours per worker | 2,341 hours per worker | 2,440 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,365 hours per worker | 2,313 hours per worker | 2,387 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More work & labour data for Bangladesh
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 48.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 38.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 61.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Bangladesh?
- Annual working hours per worker in Bangladesh was 2,383 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2,440 hours per worker in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,262 hours per worker in 1975.
- How does Bangladesh rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.