Employment in industry in Nepal
31.3% of employed people in Nepal worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Nepal, 2025
31.3%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
14th of 182
Employment in industry in Nepal over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.3% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 31.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29.1%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Nepal has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Employment in agriculture
22.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
45.8%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
10.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
20.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
39.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
27.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT