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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 5.2 % 2021


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Bangladesh - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Bangladesh?

  • Unemployment Rate in Bangladesh decreased to 5.2 % in 2021. The maximum rate was 5.3 % and minimum was 2.2 %.
  • Data published Yearly by Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
5.2 2021 20.07.2022
5.3 2020 02.03.2021
4.2 2019 10.02.2020
4.3 2018 29.10.2019
4.2 2017 17.04.2018
4.1 2016 11.08.2017
4.1 2015 31.12.2015
4.2 2014 31.12.2014


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Bangladesh by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Abdul Hamid 22.04.2013 - 4.1000 4.1000 4.1000 4.1000 0.00%

Other labor indicators in Bangladesh

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 59 59
Wages 2017 141.581 USD/Month 137.726
Living Wage Individual 2018 95.158 USD/Month 95.276

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2021 5.2 % 5.3
Jordan 4Q/22 22.9 % 23.1
Kyrgyzstan Dec/22 2.8 % 2.9
Mongolia 3Q/22 5.4 % 7.8
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 4Q/22 23 % 25
Tajikistan Dec/21 7.8 % 7.6
Cambodia 2021 0.61 % 0.33
China 0Q/23 5.6 % 5.5
Georgia 2022 16.1 % 15.6
India 2023 7.1 % 8.3
Israel Feb/23 3.9 % 4.3
Pakistan 2021 6.5 % 4.4
South Korea Feb/23 2.6 % 2.9
Taiwan Jan/23 3.6 % 3.61
Vietnam 4Q/22 2.32 % 2.28
Maldives 2021 6.1 % 6.3
Armenia 3Q/22 11.6 % 13
Hong Kong Feb/23 3.3 % 3.4
Indonesia 3Q/22 5.86 % 5.83
Japan Jan/23 2.4 % 2.5
Kazakhstan Dec/22 4.8 % 4.9
Lebanon 2021 14.5 % 13.3
Macau Jan/23 3.4 % 3.5
Malaysia Jan/23 3.6 % 3.6
Philippines 0Q/23 4.8 % 4.3
Qatar 2Q/22 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 4Q/22 2 % 2.1
Sri Lanka 3Q/22 5 % 4.6
Thailand Dec/22 1.15 % 1.23
Oman 2021 3.1 % 2.9
Iran 4Q/22 8.2 % 8.9
Laos 2021 1.3 % 1
Azerbaijan 2021 6 % 6.27
Kuwait 2021 3.7 % 3.5
Saudi Arabia 3Q/22 5.8 % 5.8
Bahrain 2021 6.6 % 5.9
North Korea 2021 2.6 % 2.9
United Arab Emirates 2021 3.9 % 6.7
Yemen 2021 13.6 % 13.42
Turkmenistan 2020 4.38 % 3.9
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2021 14.2 % 13.74
Syria 2021 10.6 % 10.3
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.2
Bhutan 2020 5 % 2.7
Brunei 2021 4.9 % 7.4
Mauritius 3Q/22 7.5 % 8.1