Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bangladesh, 1986–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 44.0% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bangladesh peaked at 59.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1986.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7.8% | — |
| 1989 | 59.2% | +664.3% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -36.6% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +66.3% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -71.6% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +273.6% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +109.8% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -4.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 44.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 44.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.5%, 2.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +664.3% | 7.8% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | +273.6% | 9.1% | 34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 7.8% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 19.3% | 47.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 9.1% | 34.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.2% | 3 |
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 employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bangladesh?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Bangladesh was 44.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1986.
- How does Bangladesh rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.