Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh is 11.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh peaked at 76.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 59th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.3% | — |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 75.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 74.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 73.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.1% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 11.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 11.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 23.0%, 48% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 71.1% | 76.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 58.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 21.9% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 11.0% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.1% compare
- 57 Samoa 11.9% compare
- 58 Guatemala 11.3% compare
- 60 Mauritania 10.8% compare
- 61 Nigeria 10.1% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 9.8% compare
More work & labour data for Bangladesh
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5215 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 117,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 84,090 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 104,333 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 104,263 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 208,597 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Bangladesh was 11.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.