Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 81.97 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 81.97 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Bangladesh peaked at 81.97 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.82 %, in 2013.
That places Bangladesh 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.62 % | — |
| 2001 | 77.63 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.54 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.73 % | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 79.22 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 77.59 % | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 79.81 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 78.95 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 76.29 % | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 73.56 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 68.05 % | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 66.09 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 61.82 % | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 57.82 % | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 60.25 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 62.52 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 64.67 % | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 67.73 % | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 69.56 % | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 71.53 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 74.29 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 76.41 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 79.34 % | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 81.97 % | +3.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 81.97 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 %, 59.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 81.97 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 34.45 %, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.79 % | 73.56 % | 79.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65 % | 57.82 % | 71.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78 % | 74.29 % | 81.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 2 Egypt 85.54 % compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 50.26 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 41.31 % compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 83.28 % compare
- 4 Pakistan 83.04 % compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.64 % compare
- 6 Algeria 78.57 % compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.28 % compare
- 7 Palestine 78.16 % compare
- 8 Afghanistan 75.69 % compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania -4.41 % 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 gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Bangladesh?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Bangladesh was 81.97 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 81.97 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.82 % in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 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.