Work & Labour in Nepal 219 indicators covering work & labour for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employee compensation as share of government spending 14.1% 2021 down 48.6% 127th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 35.83 2025 down 11.0% 56th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 652.07 Persons 2022 up 53.8% 28th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 43.13 Persons 2022 up 26.3% 122nd Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.4% 2020 down 36.3% 46th Female labor force by age 74,761 people 2024 up 26.6% 76th Labor force participation rate by age 27.4% 2024 down 10.8% 155th Female labor force participation rate by age 19.2% 2024 down 7.8% 160th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 20.6% 2024 up 6.7% 48th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0128 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.3% 20th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0038 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.0% 51st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.14 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.2% 61st Employment by status 21.2% 2024 up 13.7% 167th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 21.2% 2024 up 13.7% 167th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.1207 units per square kilometre 2023 up 116.2% 71st Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.1207 units per square kilometre 2023 up 116.2% 70th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 4.0% 2025 up 42.9% 22nd SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.3 2024 up 20.4% 41st Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.3 score 2024 up 20.4% 41st Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 24.6% 2017 down 68.4% 161st Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 49.6% 2017 down 38.7% 163rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 35.7% 2017 down 55.0% 170th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 47.9% 2025 down 1.8% 83rd Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 22 2002 down 86.2% 38th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 12,355 2002 down 53.7% 36th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4.3 2024 up 20.4% 46th Own-account workers, total 36.9% 2016 up 0.4% 46th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6957 2014 unchanged 43rd Labor market, Overall 0.7958 2014 unchanged 20th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.6787 2014 unchanged 60th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.9913 2014 unchanged 15th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6846 2014 unchanged 55th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 63.5% 2024 up 84.6% 81st Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 55.0% 2024 up 68.4% 65th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 19 2024 down 92.1% 60th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.06 2024 down 92.9% 81st ← Previous Page 4 of 4