Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 11.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 11.8% for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bangladesh peaked at 16.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 54th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bangladesh?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Bangladesh was 11.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Bangladesh ranks 54th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).