{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-labor-force-participation","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-labor-force-participation","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-labor-force-participation/","title":"Bangladesh Labor Force Participation Rate (2025)","description":"Bangladesh's Labor Force Participation Rate: 58.8 % of population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS), 1990–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Bangladesh","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bangladesh","temporal_coverage":"1990/2025","unit":"% of population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Labor Force Participation Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS?locations=BD"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"36"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bangladesh"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bangladesh (2025)","value":"58.8","unit":"% of population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Labor Force Participation Rate"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":56.777},{"period":"1991","value":56.918},{"period":"1992","value":57.069},{"period":"1993","value":57.219},{"period":"1994","value":57.375},{"period":"1995","value":57.533},{"period":"1996","value":57.69},{"period":"1997","value":57.837},{"period":"1998","value":57.966},{"period":"1999","value":58.076},{"period":"2000","value":58.163},{"period":"2001","value":58.206},{"period":"2002","value":58.207},{"period":"2003","value":58.187},{"period":"2004","value":58.156},{"period":"2005","value":58.12},{"period":"2006","value":58.071},{"period":"2007","value":58.198},{"period":"2008","value":58.324},{"period":"2009","value":58.45},{"period":"2010","value":58.576},{"period":"2011","value":58.112},{"period":"2012","value":57.647},{"period":"2013","value":57.18},{"period":"2014","value":56.817},{"period":"2015","value":56.454},{"period":"2016","value":56.09},{"period":"2017","value":58.328},{"period":"2018","value":58.915},{"period":"2019","value":59.47},{"period":"2020","value":59.77},{"period":"2021","value":61.085},{"period":"2022","value":61.873},{"period":"2023","value":60.885},{"period":"2024","value":58.903},{"period":"2025","value":58.796}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"60.9","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"61.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"61.1","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"58.3","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"56.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"58.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the labour force participation rate (share of working-age population that is employed or actively seeking work) in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. Participation rates reveal slack in the labour market and the untapped workforce potential. 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 1990–2025 (36 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 61.9 % of population ages 15+ in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 56.1 in 2016. The latest reading of 58.8 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}