Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 43.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bangladesh, 1986–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bangladesh stood at 43.6%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bangladesh peaked at 66.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2011.
That places Bangladesh 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 42.3% | — |
| 1989 | 66.3% | +56.5% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -31.9% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | -7.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 43.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 43.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 26.0%, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 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 | +56.5% | 42.3% | 66.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.3% | 42.3% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 43.1% | 55.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 29.7% | 43.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 43.6% | 47.2% | 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, total (%) in Bangladesh?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Bangladesh was 43.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
- How does Bangladesh rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Bangladesh ranks 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (%) (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.