ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 29.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh, 1984–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh stood at 29.5 %.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh peaked at 63.5 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 28.7 %, in 2023.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 63.5 % | — |
| 1985 | 62.3 % | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 62.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60.4 % | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 54.4 % | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 54.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 53.3 % | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 49.8 % | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 41.8 % | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 41.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.8 % | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 41.7 % | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 34 % | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 32.2 % | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 29.7 % | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 28.7 % | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 29.5 % | +2.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 29.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.15 %, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.12 % | 60.4 % | 63.5 % | 4 |
| 1990s | 54.4 % | 54.4 % | 54.4 % | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.67 % | 41.8 % | 53.3 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.92 % | 32.2 % | 41.7 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.3 % | 28.7 % | 29.7 % | 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Bangladesh was 29.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7 % in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.