Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 11.01 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 11.01 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in 2023.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Bangladesh peaked at 55.31 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.68 %, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 117th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.55 % | — |
| 2001 | 52.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.71 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.23 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 53.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 55.31 % | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 52.36 % | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 48.85 % | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 45.19 % | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 39.92 % | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 40.26 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.45 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.05 % | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 32.62 % | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 29.1 % | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 27.08 % | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 23.31 % | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 19.73 % | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 17.21 % | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 13.17 % | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 9.68 % | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 11.01 % | +13.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 11.01 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.84 %, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 11.01 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 21.03 %, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 % | 45.19 % | 55.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.74 % | 19.73 % | 40.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.77 % | 9.68 % | 17.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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: total employment in in Bangladesh?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Bangladesh was 11.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 55.31 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 % in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Bangladesh ranks 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.