Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 7.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh is 7.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh peaked at 36.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.
That places Bangladesh 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.6% | — |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -57.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 7.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 28.1% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.5% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More poverty & inequality data for Bangladesh
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,408 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.29 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Bangladesh was 7.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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