Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Bangladesh

Employment in industry in Bangladesh in 2025 — 18%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2025 18% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 107of 182
Period maximum 20.8%2013
Period minimum 12.5%1996

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Bangladesh, 1991–202512.51517.52022.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 17.2%1992: 16.2%1993: 15.1%1994: 14.1%1995: 13.3%1996: 12.5%1997: 12.6%1998: 12.7%1999: 12.9%2000: 13.1%2001: 14.4%2002: 15.7%2003: 17.1%2004: 17.6%2005: 18.2%2006: 18.6%2007: 18.9%2008: 19.2%2009: 19.4%2010: 19.7%2011: 20%2012: 20.4%2013: 20.8%2014: 20.5%2015: 20.5%2016: 20.5%2017: 20.4%2018: 20.1%2019: 19.8%2020: 19%2021: 18.3%2022: 18%2023: 17.6%2024: 17.9%2025: 18%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 18%
World 23.7%
South Asia 25.1%
Southern Asia computed 25.4%
Employment in industry — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18 +0.1 pp
2024 17.9 +0.3 pp
2023 17.6 −0.3 pp
2022 18 −0.3 pp
2021 18.3 −0.7 pp
2020 19 −0.8 pp
2019 19.8 −0.2 pp
2018 20.1 −0.4 pp
2017 20.4 −0 pp
2016 20.5 −0 pp
2015 20.5 −0.1 pp
2014 20.5 −0.3 pp
2013 20.8 +0.4 pp
2012 20.4 +0.4 pp
2011 20 +0.4 pp
2010 19.7 +0.3 pp
2009 19.4 +0.2 pp
2008 19.2 +0.3 pp
2007 18.9 +0.3 pp
2006 18.6 +0.4 pp
2005 18.2 +0.6 pp
2004 17.6 +0.5 pp
2003 17.1 +1.4 pp
2002 15.7 +1.3 pp
2001 14.4 +1.3 pp
2000 13.1 +0.1 pp
1999 12.9 +0.2 pp
1998 12.7 +0.1 pp
1997 12.6 +0.1 pp
1996 12.5 −0.8 pp
1995 13.3 −0.8 pp
1994 14.1 −1 pp
1993 15.1 −1.1 pp
1992 16.2 −1 pp
1991 17.2

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.