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More than half of women and girls aged 5 and over do unpaid household work
Share of women and girls aged 5 and over whose main activity is household work, by district, Census 2022
Highest district
Meherpur
64.7 Per cent of women 5+
Lowest district
Gazipur
38.3 Per cent of women 5+
Coverage
64 of 64 districts carry a value.
Unit
Per cent of women 5+
Reading this plate
53.6% nationally, from 38.3% in Gazipur to 64.7% in Meherpur. The census counts this as a working status, not as employment, so none of it appears in the employment maps.
Source
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2022, via UN in Bangladesh (HDX)
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2022, via UN in Bangladesh (HDX)