Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal
Nepal: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 10.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal, 1996–2017
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal is 10.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 243.9% on the previous year and up 673.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal peaked at 10.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
That places Nepal 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +125.0% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +243.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 10.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 10.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.4%, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.1% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 11.2% compare
- 25 Dominica 11.0% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 28 Spain 10.5% compare
- 29 Mauritania 10.4% compare
- 30 Angola 10.4% compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Nepal was 10.7% in 2017, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Nepal ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 673.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.