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

00.20.40.60.81999200720161999: 0.702 % of total workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.81 % of total workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.304 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.724 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.615 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.749 % of total workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.771 % of total workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.79 % of total workers in the industrial sector

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in Bangladesh, 1999 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Italy 0.8% compare
  2. 47 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  3. 48 Georgia 0.8% compare
  4. 50 Jordan 0.8% compare
  5. 51 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
  6. 52 Australia 0.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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