Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm was 12,136 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
In 2023, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Bangladesh stood at 12,136 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm in Bangladesh peaked at 12,136 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,814 1000 No, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 5th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 | 8,757 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 8,486 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 8,216 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 7,814 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 7,921 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7,990 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10,687 1000 No | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 10,446 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 10,107 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9,774 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 9,339 1000 No | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 9,525 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9,572 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9,622 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9,873 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 10,094 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10,294 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10,570 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 10,628 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10,687 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10,861 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 11,022 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11,203 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12,136 1000 No | +8.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 12,136 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364.76 1000 No, 33.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 12,136 1000 No is above the median for South Asia, which is 689.76 1000 No, 17.6× 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 | +33.8% | 7,990 1000 No | 10,687 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,020 1000 No | 7,814 1000 No | 10,687 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,020 1000 No | 9,339 1000 No | 10,687 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,305 1000 No | 10,861 1000 No | 12,136 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 2 Indonesia 17,229 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 13,270 1000 No compare
- 3 Viet Nam 3,565 1000 No compare
- 4 China, mainland 12,238 1000 No compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,971 1000 No compare
- 6 Nigeria 11,326 1000 No compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 2,454 1000 No compare
- 7 Brazil 7,718 1000 No compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 887.42 1000 No compare
- 8 Mexico 5,353 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 12,136 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 12,136 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 7,814 1000 No in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: off-farm?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 126 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 26.1%. 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 — Male — 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.