ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 18,288 1000 No in 2025. ▲ Rising
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bangladesh stood at 18,288 1000 No.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bangladesh peaked at 19,324 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,224 1000 No, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,224 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 6,450 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6,687 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 6,896 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 7,051 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 7,164 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7,571 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 7,974 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 8,323 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 8,678 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 8,441 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 8,066 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 7,575 1000 No | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 7,472 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7,343 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7,428 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,904 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 8,376 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 8,871 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 9,686 1000 No | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 9,455 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 9,227 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 9,013 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 9,798 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 10,542 1000 No | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 11,285 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 11,926 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 13,008 1000 No | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 14,054 1000 No | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 15,255 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 16,911 1000 No | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 18,398 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 19,324 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 18,129 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 18,288 1000 No | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,149 1000 No | 6,224 1000 No | 8,323 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,015 1000 No | 7,343 1000 No | 8,871 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,799 1000 No | 9,013 1000 No | 14,054 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,717 1000 No | 15,255 1000 No | 19,324 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 India 100,287 1000 No compare
- 2 China 63,058 1000 No compare
- 3 China, mainland 62,928 1000 No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 12,466 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 14,275 1000 No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 10,898 1000 No compare
- 6 Nigeria 12,788 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 6,708 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,746 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 12,277 1000 No 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bangladesh?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bangladesh was 18,288 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 19,324 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,224 1000 No in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Female — 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.