{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-employment-rate/","title":"Bangladesh Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Bangladesh's Employment Rate: 56.6 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Bangladesh","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2025)","value":"56.6","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":55.666},{"period":"1992","value":55.795},{"period":"1993","value":55.897},{"period":"1994","value":56.015},{"period":"1995","value":56.129},{"period":"1996","value":56.242},{"period":"1997","value":56.277},{"period":"1998","value":56.289},{"period":"1999","value":56.283},{"period":"2000","value":56.261},{"period":"2001","value":56.105},{"period":"2002","value":55.899},{"period":"2003","value":55.674},{"period":"2004","value":55.646},{"period":"2005","value":55.65},{"period":"2006","value":55.986},{"period":"2007","value":55.861},{"period":"2008","value":55.705},{"period":"2009","value":55.528},{"period":"2010","value":56.597},{"period":"2011","value":55.941},{"period":"2012","value":55.3},{"period":"2013","value":54.649},{"period":"2014","value":54.308},{"period":"2015","value":53.972},{"period":"2016","value":53.65},{"period":"2017","value":55.778},{"period":"2018","value":56.3},{"period":"2019","value":56.791},{"period":"2020","value":56.459},{"period":"2021","value":57.751},{"period":"2022","value":59.031},{"period":"2023","value":58.845},{"period":"2024","value":56.762},{"period":"2025","value":56.574}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"56.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"57.8","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"56.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"55.8","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"53.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"54.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"54.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"54.6","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"55.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"55.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"56.6","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"55.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"55.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"55.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"56.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Bangladesh (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 59 % of total population ages 15+ in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 53.7 in 2016. The latest reading of 56.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.2pp."}]}