Labour Force (Total) rose 2.35% to 71.0 mil in Bangladesh in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 71.0 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 36.1 mil in 1990. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Bhutan amounted to 0.361 mil, 791 mil in China, 477 mil in India and 22.1 mil in Myanmar in 2021.
Bangladesh has been ranked 8th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 62.0 | 63.2 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 69.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.342 | 0.347 | 0.352 | 0.358 | 0.363 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 3.52 | 3.59 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 8.44 | 8.57 | 8.74 | 8.49 | 8.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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