FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total was 25.87 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bangladesh stood at 25.87 %.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bangladesh peaked at 26.33 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.4 %, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 1st out of 125 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.
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.34 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.17 % | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 22.11 % | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 20.75 % | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 20.62 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.4 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 24.99 % | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 26.33 % | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 25.83 % | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.34 % | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 22.5 % | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 25.02 % | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 25.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.36 % | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 24.97 % | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 24.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.76 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.35 % | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 25.46 % | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.77 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 24.52 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 24.99 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 25.87 % | +3.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 25.87 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.08 %, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 25.87 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.19 %, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.39 % | 20.4 % | 26.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.56 % | 22.5 % | 25.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.04 % | 24.52 % | 25.87 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.81 % compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 18.18 % compare
- 2 Guyana 23.14 % compare
- 2 Türkiye 15.28 % compare
- 3 Pakistan 22.07 % compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 15.21 % compare
- 4 Fiji 19.8 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.94 % 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 fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bangladesh?
- Fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total in Bangladesh was 25.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 26.33 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4 % in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of non-agricultural afs employment in total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.