Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Informal job workers, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.812005201020162005: 0.741 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.778 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.621 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.94 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.946 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

That places Bangladesh 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2005 0.7%
2010 0.8% +5.1%
2013 0.6% -20.2%
2015 0.9% +51.5%
2016 0.9% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 2 Madagascar 0.9% compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  3. 4 Zambia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh?
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 in Bangladesh was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Bangladesh rank for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Bangladesh ranks 1st out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
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