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Employment in agriculture in Bangladesh

Latest: 44.3%
Previous: 44.7%
Change: -0.48 (-1.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in agriculture over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in agriculture in Bangladesh
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	69.9%
Dec 31, 1992	69.7%
Dec 31, 1993	69.4%
Dec 31, 1994	68.9%
Dec 31, 1995	68.0%
Dec 31, 1996	67.0%
Dec 31, 1997	67.3%
Dec 31, 1998	67.5%
Dec 31, 1999	67.6%
Dec 31, 2000	67.6%
Dec 31, 2001	63.7%
Dec 31, 2002	59.4%
Dec 31, 2003	54.8%
Dec 31, 2004	53.2%
Dec 31, 2005	51.4%
Dec 31, 2006	50.5%
Dec 31, 2007	49.7%
Dec 31, 2008	49.0%
Dec 31, 2009	48.3%
Dec 31, 2010	47.6%
Dec 31, 2011	46.8%
Dec 31, 2012	45.9%
Dec 31, 2013	45.1%
Dec 31, 2014	44.4%
Dec 31, 2015	43.5%
Dec 31, 2016	42.7%
Dec 31, 2017	40.6%
Dec 31, 2018	40.8%
Dec 31, 2019	40.8%
Dec 31, 2020	42.5%
Dec 31, 2021	43.5%
Dec 31, 2022	43.7%
Dec 31, 2023	45.4%
Dec 31, 2024	44.7%
Dec 31, 2025	44.3%

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