Low pay rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Low pay rate was 19.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Low pay rate in Bangladesh, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 19.87 for low pay rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Bangladesh peaked at 20.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.75, in 2013.
That places Bangladesh 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Low pay rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.75 | — |
| 2017 | 14.01 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.53 | +46.6% |
| 2023 | 20.35 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19.87 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.88 | 13.75 | 14.01 | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.25 | 19.87 | 20.53 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Bangladesh?
- Low pay rate in Bangladesh was 19.87 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for low pay rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 39th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.