ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 13,542 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 13,542 1000 No.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Bangladesh peaked at 23,392 1000 No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12,704 1000 No, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 19,347 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 19,802 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 20,214 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 20,609 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 20,946 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 21,261 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 21,832 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 22,374 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 22,902 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23,392 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 22,384 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 21,177 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 19,807 1000 No | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 19,567 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 19,236 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 19,298 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,767 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 18,220 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 17,669 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 17,352 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 17,237 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17,144 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 17,057 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16,180 1000 No | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 15,235 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 14,274 1000 No | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 13,755 1000 No | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 13,359 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 12,921 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 13,005 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12,938 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12,704 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 13,468 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 13,608 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 13,542 1000 No | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,032 1000 No | 19,347 1000 No | 22,902 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 19,952 1000 No | 17,669 1000 No | 23,392 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,451 1000 No | 12,921 1000 No | 17,352 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,211 1000 No | 12,704 1000 No | 13,608 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,468 1000 No compare
- 5 Indonesia 24,580 1000 No compare
- 6 Ethiopia 21,332 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,360 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,485 1000 No compare
- 7 Pakistan 16,903 1000 No compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,154 1000 No compare
- 9 Philippines 7,638 1000 No compare
- 10 Türkiye 2,832 1000 No compare
- 10 Uganda 7,036 1000 No compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,320 1000 No compare
- 11 Thailand 6,968 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 13,542 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 23,392 1000 No in 2000.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,704 1000 No in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th 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 down 11.1%. 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 ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — 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.