SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 84.04 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh stood at 84.04. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh peaked at 94.36 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.04, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 86.4 | — |
| 2013 | 89.31 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 94.36 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 84.87 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 84.14 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.04 | -0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 84.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.04, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.02 | 86.4 | 94.36 | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.35 | 84.04 | 84.87 | 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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Bangladesh was 84.04 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 94.36 in 2017.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.04 in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. 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 Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.