Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.812005201020162005: 0.78 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.816 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.653 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.964 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.967 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 1.0% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

That places Bangladesh 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2005 0.8%
2010 0.8% +4.6%
2013 0.7% -20.0%
2015 1.0% +47.6%
2016 1.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 Zambia 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Morocco 1.0% compare
  4. 5 Ghana 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Bangladesh rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
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