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Bangladesh unemployment rate

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Key data points


Last release
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Observation period
2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
5.30 % on Dec 31, 2020
Lowest
2.20 % on Dec 31, 1991

About Bangladesh unemployment rate


Category
Labor
Source
World Bank
Frequency
Annual
Units
%
In Bangladesh, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Bangladesh in figures — see more economic indicators tied to BDUR.
BDEMP
Employed Persons
BDLWF
Living Wage Family
BDLWI
Living Wage Individual
BDMW
Minimum Wages
BDPOP
Population
BDRAM
Retirement Age Men
BDRAW
Retirement Age Women
BDUP
Unemployed Persons
BDUR
Unemployment Rate
BDWAG
Wages
BDWHS
Wages High Skilled
BDWLS
Wages Low Skilled
BDWM
Wages In Manufacturing

Frequently Asked Questions


To calculate Bangladesh unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Bangladesh unemployment rate is 2.20%.
The highest figure Bangladesh unemployment rate has ever reached is 5.30%.
In 2024 Bangladesh unemployment rate was 4.70%, and the year before it reached 4.20%.