Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Bangladesh's unemployment rate stands at 3.78% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.64% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Bangladesh's unemployment rate was 3.78%, up from 3.64% in 2024.
In 2024, Bangladesh's unemployment rate was 3.64%, up from 3.35% in 2023.
In 2023, Bangladesh's unemployment rate was 3.35%, down from 4.59% in 2022.
In 2022, Bangladesh's unemployment rate was 4.59%, down from 5.46% in 2021.
In 2021, Bangladesh's unemployment rate was 5.46%, down from 5.54% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.78% | +0.143% |
| 2024 | 3.64% | +0.283% |
| 2023 | 3.35% | -1.24% |
| 2022 | 4.59% | -0.864% |
| 2021 | 5.46% | -0.082% |
| 2020 | 5.54% | +1.04% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.065% |
| 2018 | 4.44% | +0.067% |
| 2017 | 4.37% | +0.022% |
| 2016 | 4.35% | -0.047% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -0.02% |
| 2014 | 4.42% | -0.009% |
| 2013 | 4.43% | +0.356% |
| 2012 | 4.07% | +0.333% |
| 2011 | 3.74% | +0.358% |
| 2010 | 3.38% | -1.62% |
| 2009 | 5% | +0.51% |
| 2008 | 4.49% | +0.475% |
| 2007 | 4.02% | +0.424% |
| 2006 | 3.59% | -0.659% |
| 2005 | 4.25% | -0.066% |
| 2004 | 4.32% | -0.004% |
| 2003 | 4.32% | +0.354% |
| 2002 | 3.97% | +0.357% |
| 2001 | 3.61% | +0.339% |
| 2000 | 3.27% | +0.182% |
| 1999 | 3.09% | +0.195% |
| 1998 | 2.89% | +0.195% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +0.188% |
| 1996 | 2.51% | +0.069% |
| 1995 | 2.44% | +0.071% |
| 1994 | 2.37% | +0.06% |
| 1993 | 2.31% | +0.077% |
| 1992 | 2.23% | +0.033% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
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Bangladesh's unemployment rate is 3.78% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.64% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.54% (2020); the lowest is 2.2% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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