Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 13,338 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Bangladesh is 13,338 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Bangladesh peaked at 13,338 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,793 1000 No, in 2003.
That places Bangladesh 6th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,806 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 9,554 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 9,203 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 8,793 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 8,839 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8,998 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 11,887 1000 No | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 11,675 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11,466 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 11,263 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11,114 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 11,470 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 11,830 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12,194 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 12,322 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12,423 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 12,503 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 12,604 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12,536 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12,461 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12,463 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,496 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,493 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 13,338 1000 No | +6.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 13,338 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 760.59 1000 No, 17.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 13,338 1000 No is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,070 1000 No, 12.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +32.1% | 8,998 1000 No | 11,887 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,148 1000 No | 8,793 1000 No | 11,887 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,146 1000 No | 11,114 1000 No | 12,604 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,698 1000 No | 12,463 1000 No | 13,338 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 3 Nigeria 36,370 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 9,184 1000 No compare
- 4 Indonesia 36,306 1000 No compare
- 5 Pakistan 14,500 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 5,134 1000 No compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,627 1000 No compare
- 7 Brazil 13,147 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,780 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 10,269 1000 No compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,614 1000 No compare
- 9 Thailand 9,233 1000 No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Bangladesh?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Bangladesh was 13,338 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 13,338 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,793 1000 No in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.