ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 28.6 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh is 28.6 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh peaked at 67 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.1 %, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67 % | — |
| 1992 | 66.9 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 66.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 66.3 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 65.7 % | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 65.1 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.1 % | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 57 % | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 52.6 % | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 50.9 % | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 49.1 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 48.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 46.2 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 45.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 44 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 43.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 42.4 % | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 41.7 % | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 39.2 % | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6 % | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 34 % | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 31.8 % | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 30.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 29.5 % | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 29.9 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 28.1 % | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 29 % | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 29.1 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 28.6 % | -1.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 28.6 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.7 %, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 28.6 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 27.2 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.91 % | 65.1 % | 67 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.26 % | 45.2 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.32 % | 29.5 % | 44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.98 % | 28.1 % | 29.9 % | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh was 28.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 67 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 % in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - 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.