Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh is 2.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh peaked at 15.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.7% | — |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -7.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.0%, 45% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Bangladesh was 2.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.