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More than half of women and girls aged 5 and over do unpaid household work

More than half of women and girls aged 5 and over do unpaid household work

64.7

Highest · Meherpur

38.3

Lowest · Gazipur

64/64

Districts with a value

Per cent of women 5+

Unit

SOURCE

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population and Housing Census 2022, via UN in Bangladesh (HDX)

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