Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.7% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh peaked at 4.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +263.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +73.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +43.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.0%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +263.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2012 | +73.4% | 0.8% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Bangladesh was 3.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Bangladesh ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).