Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal

Nepal: Employment rate, aged 25-64 was 1.0% in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1998
All-time low
1.0%
in 2010
Years of data
7
1995–2014

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal, 1995–2014

00.20.40.60.811995200420141995: 0.964 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.985 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.981 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.983 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.964 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.976 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.98 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 25-64 in 2014.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal peaked at 1.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.

Nepal ranks 10th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Nepal, 1995 to 2014.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1995 1.0%
1998 1.0% +2.2%
2003 1.0% -0.4%
2008 1.0% +0.2%
2010 1.0% -1.9%
2013 1.0% +1.2%
2014 1.0% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 7 Guatemala 1.0% compare
  2. 8 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 1.0% compare
  4. 11 China 1.0% compare
  5. 12 Mozambique 1.0% compare
  6. 13 Tajikistan 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Nepal

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal?
Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal was 1.0% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
How does Nepal rank for employment rate, aged 25-64?
Nepal ranks 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2014.
Is employment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal. Statizoid. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-25-64-percent-of-labor-force-aged-25-64/nepal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-25-64-percent-of-labor-force-aged-25-64/nepal/">Employment rate, aged 25-64 in Nepal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed