{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bd-labor-force-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-labor-force-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bd-labor-force-total/","title":"Bangladesh Total Labor Force (2025)","description":"Bangladesh's Total Labor Force: 74,739,682 persons in 2025, +1.5% YoY. World Bank (SL.TLF.TOTL.IN), 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":"persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bangladesh Total Labor Force","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.IN?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":"74,739,682","unit":"persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.5%","unit":"persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"36","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bangladesh Total Labor Force"}],"observation_count":36,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":36309221},{"period":"1991","value":37393210},{"period":"1992","value":38518429},{"period":"1993","value":39681340},{"period":"1994","value":40903868},{"period":"1995","value":42190668},{"period":"1996","value":43526326},{"period":"1997","value":44900980},{"period":"1998","value":46289164},{"period":"1999","value":47683629},{"period":"2000","value":49048139},{"period":"2001","value":50230500},{"period":"2002","value":51244757},{"period":"2003","value":52208969},{"period":"2004","value":53140734},{"period":"2005","value":54049068},{"period":"2006","value":54908227},{"period":"2007","value":55892527},{"period":"2008","value":56846810},{"period":"2009","value":57807404},{"period":"2010","value":58796583},{"period":"2011","value":59281113},{"period":"2012","value":59869794},{"period":"2013","value":60484221},{"period":"2014","value":61204476},{"period":"2015","value":61920877},{"period":"2016","value":62629015},{"period":"2017","value":66147765},{"period":"2018","value":67683856},{"period":"2019","value":69165404},{"period":"2020","value":70314500},{"period":"2021","value":72637932},{"period":"2022","value":74651451},{"period":"2023","value":74789575},{"period":"2024","value":73619393},{"period":"2025","value":74739682}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"74739682.0","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"73619393.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"74789575.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"74651451.0","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"72637932.0","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"70314500.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"69165404.0","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"67683856.0","yoyChange":"+2.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"66147765.0","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"62629015.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"61920877.0","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"61204476.0","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"60484221.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"59869794.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"59281113.0","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"58796583.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"57807404.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"56846810.0","yoyChange":"+1.7%"},{"year":"2007","value":"55892527.0","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"54908227.0","yoyChange":"+1.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total labour force (employed + unemployed, ages 15+) in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. Labour force size is the primary input to potential GDP estimation and workforce market sizing. 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 74,789,575 persons in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 36,309,221 in 1990. The latest reading of 74,739,682 in 2025 represents a change of +1,120,289."}]}