Bangladesh: Employment in agriculture

The latest value from 2022 is 36.86 percent, a decline from 37.55 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 23.00 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1991 to 2022 is 50.92 percent. The minimum value, 36.86 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 64.16 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).