Work & Labour in Nepal 219 indicators covering work & labour for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 46.5% 2025 up 10.0% 146th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 31.3% 2025 up 7.6% 14th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 39.3% 2025 up 10.3% 13th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 17.6% 2025 up 4.1% 31st Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 40.9% 2025 down 6.8% 3rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 26.8% 2025 down 9.7% 5th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 65.0% 2025 down 7.5% 3rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 21.4% 2025 up 13.4% 169th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% 2025 up 13.3% 166th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 9.2% 2025 up 28.2% 182nd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 78.6% 2025 down 3.1% 19th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 71.4% 2025 down 4.5% 22nd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 90.8% 2025 down 2.2% 6th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.6% 2025 up 34.6% 150th Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.2% 2025 up 33.0% 148th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.5% 2025 up 83.7% 173rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 5.0% 171st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 5.0% 171st Share of workers in vulnerable employment 77.0% 2025 down 3.7% 16th GDP per person employed 20,874 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 34.1% 128th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.1% 40th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.1% 40th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2767 % change on previous year 2025 down 75.4% 131st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.2767 % change on previous year 2025 down 75.4% 131st GDP per employed person 20,874 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 34.1% 128th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.16 2027 down 50.9% 22nd SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4.16 2027 down 50.9% 22nd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0895 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.8% 29th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0582 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 60th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 104.73 2025 up 67.1% 138th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 61.2% 2023 down 7.4% 13th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.65 2025 down 66.3% 104th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 27.91 2017 down 64.5% 181st Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 27.91 2017 down 64.5% 181st Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 27.91 2017 down 64.5% 181st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0521 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.6% 67th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0521 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.6% 67th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.5482 % change on previous year 2023 up 32.5% 44th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 39.91 2017 down 50.3% 204th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.7% 2017 up 673.6% 29th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 9.8% 2017 up 477.5% 28th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 12.0% 2017 up 996.7% 30th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 48.74 2026 down 3.3% 77th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 48.74 2026 down 3.3% 77th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.87 2027 down 2.5% 37th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.87 2027 down 2.5% 37th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 312,203 2027 up 14.3% 65th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 15.94 2027 up 1.6% 177th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 41.11 2027 up 2.1% 69th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 7.36 2027 down 0.9% 54th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 559.15 2027 up 10.8% 52nd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 7,805 2027 up 14.3% 65th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.51 2027 down 12.2% 30th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,724 2027 down 20.7% 29th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 55.0% 2017 down 33.2% 187th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 27.9% 2017 down 64.5% 181st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 39.9% 2017 down 50.3% 192nd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 27.9% 2017 down 64.5% 181st Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 27.9% 2017 down 64.5% 181st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →