Employment-to-population ratio in Nepal
The ILO estimates that 35.1% of people aged 15 and over in Nepal were employed in 2025.
Nepal, 2025
35.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
172nd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Nepal over time
View
Nepal
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.1% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 35.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 35.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.9%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Nepal has the 172nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Labour force participation
39.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
10.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
20.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
27.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
22.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.3%
2025 · World Bank