Bangladesh - Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Bangladesh was 69,816,260 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69,816,260 in 2021 and a minimum value of 35,272,750 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 35,272,750
1991 36,309,530
1992 37,387,960
1993 38,509,690
1994 39,678,220
1995 40,895,570
1996 42,090,790
1997 43,331,120
1998 44,603,760
1999 45,894,260
2000 47,188,240
2001 48,387,230
2002 49,600,850
2003 50,809,260
2004 51,987,840
2005 53,123,180
2006 54,083,640
2007 54,954,290
2008 55,799,460
2009 56,639,140
2010 57,493,260
2011 58,436,990
2012 59,377,980
2013 60,318,370
2014 61,262,260
2015 62,203,550
2016 63,131,470
2017 66,854,860
2018 68,073,230
2019 69,229,780
2020 68,412,680
2021 69,816,260

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The labor force is the supply of labor available for producing goods and services in an economy. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave. Data are generated with World Bank population estimates and ILO estimates on labor force participation rate. The ILO estimates are harmonized to ensure comparability across countries and over time by accounting for differences in data source, scope of coverage, methodology, and other country-specific factors. The estimates are based mainly on nationally representative labor force surveys, with other sources (population censuses and nationally reported estimates) used only when no survey data are available.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure