Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural was -5.72 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Bangladesh, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Bangladesh is -5.72 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.7% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Bangladesh peaked at 10.94 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, -9.58 %, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 48th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.95 % | — |
| 2010 | -1.96 % | -149.6% |
| 2013 | -9.58 % | +388.8% |
| 2017 | 10.94 % | -214.2% |
| 2022 | -3.55 % | -132.4% |
| 2023 | -8.63 % | +143.1% |
| 2024 | -5.72 % | -33.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's -5.72 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.3 %. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.95 % | 3.95 % | 3.95 % | 1 |
| 2010s | -0.2 % | -9.58 % | 10.94 % | 3 |
| 2020s | -5.97 % | -8.63 % | -3.55 % | 3 |
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 the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Bangladesh?
- Gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural in Bangladesh was -5.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.94 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.58 % in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the share of employees in [industry]: non-agricultural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 the share of Employees in [industry]: Non-agricultural employment — 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.