Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 44.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh is 44.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 69.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2017.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.9% | — |
| 1992 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.0% | 69.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 54.8% | 48.3% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 40.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 42.5% | 45.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 30 Myanmar 45.0% compare
- 31 Vanuatu 44.5% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 44.5% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 43.3% compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 42.5% compare
- 36 Bhutan 42.4% 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 share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 44.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.