Unemployment in Bangladesh
3.8%
% of labor force · 2025
117th highest of 181 countries
In 2015: 4.4%
Nearby in the ranking
- Sri Lanka 4.0%
- Netherlands 3.9%
- Comoros 3.8%
- Bangladesh 3.8%
- Malaysia 3.8%
- Germany 3.7%
- Iceland 3.6%
More about Bangladesh
About the data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Unit
- % of labor force
- Years
- 1991–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0