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Female labour force participation rate in Bangladesh

Latest: 38.6%
Previous: 38.7%
Change: -0.06 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate 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	24.2%
Dec 31, 1991	24.6%
Dec 31, 1992	25.0%
Dec 31, 1993	25.4%
Dec 31, 1994	25.9%
Dec 31, 1995	26.5%
Dec 31, 1996	27.0%
Dec 31, 1997	27.5%
Dec 31, 1998	28.0%
Dec 31, 1999	28.3%
Dec 31, 2000	28.7%
Dec 31, 2001	28.9%
Dec 31, 2002	29.0%
Dec 31, 2003	29.1%
Dec 31, 2004	29.1%
Dec 31, 2005	29.2%
Dec 31, 2006	29.2%
Dec 31, 2007	30.8%
Dec 31, 2008	32.4%
Dec 31, 2009	34.0%
Dec 31, 2010	35.7%
Dec 31, 2011	35.0%
Dec 31, 2012	34.3%
Dec 31, 2013	33.6%
Dec 31, 2014	33.6%
Dec 31, 2015	33.5%
Dec 31, 2016	33.5%
Dec 31, 2017	36.7%
Dec 31, 2018	38.1%
Dec 31, 2019	39.3%
Dec 31, 2020	40.3%
Dec 31, 2021	42.2%
Dec 31, 2022	43.7%
Dec 31, 2023	41.9%
Dec 31, 2024	38.7%
Dec 31, 2025	38.6%

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