Bangladesh Total Labor Force (2025)
Bangladesh's Total Labor Force: 74,739,682 persons in 2025, +1,120,289 YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 1990–2025.
Bangladesh (2025)
74,739,682
persons
+1,120,289 YoY
YoY Change
+1,120,289
persons
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data
Data
| Year | persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74,739,682 | +1,120,289 |
| 2024 | 73,619,393 | -1,170,182 |
| 2023 | 74,789,575 | +138,124 |
| 2022 | 74,651,451 | +2,013,519 |
| 2021 | 72,637,932 | +2,323,432 |
| 2020 | 70,314,500 | +1,149,096 |
| 2019 | 69,165,404 | +1,481,548 |
| 2018 | 67,683,856 | +1,536,091 |
| 2017 | 66,147,765 | +3,518,750 |
| 2016 | 62,629,015 | +708,138 |
| 2015 | 61,920,877 | +716,401 |
| 2014 | 61,204,476 | +720,255 |
| 2013 | 60,484,221 | +614,427 |
| 2012 | 59,869,794 | +588,681 |
| 2011 | 59,281,113 | +484,530 |
| 2010 | 58,796,583 | +989,179 |
| 2009 | 57,807,404 | +960,594 |
| 2008 | 56,846,810 | +954,283 |
| 2007 | 55,892,527 | +984,300 |
| 2006 | 54,908,227 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Bangladesh recorded 74739682.0 persons in 2025. The most recent year-on-year change was +1120289.0. The historical series (1990–2025) shows a peak of 74789575.0 in 2023 and a trough of 37393210.0 in 1991.
Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.
The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
This indicator tracks bangladesh total labor force in Bangladesh, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2025 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 74789575.0 persons in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 37393210.0 in 1991. The latest reading of 74739682.0 in 2025 represents a year-on-year change of +1120289.0.