Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
90th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.10.20.30.40.52005201020162005: 0.402 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.467 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.425 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.46 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.45 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh is 0.4%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.

That places Bangladesh 90th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2005 0.4%
2010 0.5% +16.2%
2013 0.4% -9.0%
2015 0.5% +8.2%
2016 0.4% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 87 Pakistan 0.5% compare
  2. 88 India 0.5% compare
  3. 89 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  4. 91 Senegal 0.4% compare
  5. 92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  6. 93 Ghana 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Bangladesh was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
How does Bangladesh rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Bangladesh ranks 90th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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