Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 41.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bangladesh stood at 41.07 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bangladesh peaked at 72.94 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.85 %, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 173rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.94 % | — |
| 2001 | 72.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.34 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.36 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 68.51 % | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 66.58 % | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 64.18 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 64.58 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.01 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.43 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.28 % | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 59.1 % | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 55.85 % | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 53.56 % | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 50.66 % | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 47.9 % | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 46.02 % | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 43.34 % | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 40.85 % | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 41.07 % | +0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 41.07 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.2 %, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 41.07 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 56.61 %, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.27 % | 66.58 % | 72.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.86 % | 47.9 % | 65.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.82 % | 40.85 % | 46.02 % | 4 |
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 employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bangladesh?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Bangladesh was 41.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 72.94 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.85 % in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Bangladesh ranks 173rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.