Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
48th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2005–2016
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh, 2005–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 48th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of rural workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in Bangladesh was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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