Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Nepal labor force participation rate for 2021 was 70.70%, a 3.45% increase from 2020.
- Nepal labor force participation rate for 2020 was 67.26%, a 7.96% decline from 2019.
- Nepal labor force participation rate for 2019 was 75.21%, a 0.14% decline from 2018.
- Nepal labor force participation rate for 2018 was 75.35%, a 0.07% decline from 2017.
| Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
70.70% |
3.45% |
| 2020 |
67.26% |
-7.96% |
| 2019 |
75.21% |
-0.14% |
| 2018 |
75.35% |
-0.07% |
| 2017 |
75.42% |
0.03% |
| 2016 |
75.39% |
0.14% |
| 2015 |
75.25% |
0.06% |
| 2014 |
75.18% |
0.10% |
| 2013 |
75.08% |
0.09% |
| 2012 |
74.99% |
-0.02% |
| 2011 |
75.01% |
-0.18% |
| 2010 |
75.19% |
-0.33% |
| 2009 |
75.52% |
-0.34% |
| 2008 |
75.87% |
-0.69% |
| 2007 |
76.56% |
-0.68% |
| 2006 |
77.24% |
-0.66% |
| 2005 |
77.90% |
-0.66% |
| 2004 |
78.56% |
-0.66% |
| 2003 |
79.21% |
-0.64% |
| 2002 |
79.86% |
-0.63% |
| 2001 |
80.49% |
-0.61% |
| 2000 |
81.10% |
-0.57% |
| 1999 |
81.68% |
-0.05% |
| 1998 |
81.73% |
-0.07% |
| 1997 |
81.79% |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
81.88% |
-0.11% |
| 1995 |
82.00% |
0.08% |
| 1994 |
81.92% |
0.06% |
| 1993 |
81.86% |
0.04% |
| 1992 |
81.82% |
0.02% |
| 1991 |
81.80% |
-0.02% |
| 1990 |
81.82% |
-0.02% |
