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Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Bangladesh · 1990–2025 · Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)

Latest (2025)38.65modeled ILO estimate
Earliest (1990)24.21
Change since 1990+14.44
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), via World Bank WDI (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS)
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The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), via World Bank WDI (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS)
Data updated
October 19, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1990–2025 (36 data points)
Unit
modeled ILO estimate
World Bank code
SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), via World Bank WDI (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-labour-force-participation-women (data updated October 19, 2026).

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Yearmodeled ILO estimate
202538.65
202438.71
202341.87
202243.69
202142.18
202040.32
201939.33
201838.06
201736.68
201633.5
201533.53
201433.57
201333.62
201234.32
201135.02
201035.72
200934.04
200832.4
200730.8
200629.24
200529.19
200429.12
200329.06
200228.98
200128.88
200028.67
199928.35
199827.97
199727.53
199627.02
199526.47
199425.93
199325.43
199224.98
199124.56
199024.21