Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh is 5.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh peaked at 28.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places Bangladesh 66th 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, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.5% | — |
| 1992 | 28.3% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -7.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 5.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.9%, 51% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.5% | 28.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 9.8% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 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, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh was 5.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.