Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 74.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 74.7% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 80.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 80.9% | — |
| 1992 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 79.4% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 78.1% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.7% | -0.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 74.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.9%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 74.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 43.6%, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 73.5% | 80.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 56.1% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 53.5% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 66.5% | 75.0% | 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 share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 74.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.