Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
49th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2003
Years of data
8
1999–2016
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, 1999–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh peaked at 0.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 49th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +138.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- 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, total in Bangladesh?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Bangladesh was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 49th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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