SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 73.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Bangladesh, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 73.82 for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bangladesh peaked at 73.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.86, in 2017.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 58.92 | — |
| 2017 | 56.86 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 67.78 | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 66.01 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 73.82 | +11.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 73.82 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.89 | 56.86 | 58.92 | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.2 | 66.01 | 73.82 | 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 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bangladesh?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Bangladesh was 73.82 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.86 in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (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 presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.