Employees in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Employees was 25,988 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25,988
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
11th
of 73 countries
All-time high
26,905
in 2023
All-time low
20,368
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2024

Employees in Bangladesh, 2010–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2010201720242010: 20.4k2013: 23.3k2017: 23.8k2022: 26.8k2023: 26.9k2024: 26.0k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employees in Bangladesh is 25,988, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees in Bangladesh peaked at 26,905 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,368, in 2010.

Bangladesh ranks 11th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Employees in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Employees (15+) in Bangladesh, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 20,368
2013 23,348 +14.6%
2017 23,775 +1.8%
2022 26,814 +12.8%
2023 26,905 +0.3%
2024 25,988 -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 22,497 20,368 23,775 3
2020s 26,569 25,988 26,905 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 8 Philippines 29,708 compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom 29,606 compare
  3. 10 Vietnam 27,593 compare
  4. 12 France 25,138 compare
  5. 13 Turkey 23,353 compare
  6. 14 Egypt 21,747 compare

See the full ranking of 73 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees in Bangladesh?
Employees in Bangladesh was 25,988 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest employees recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 26,905 in 2023.
What is the lowest employees recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 20,368 in 2010.
How does Bangladesh rank for employees?
Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
Is employees rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
73 places, 872 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.