Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 29.65%, a 0.09% increase from 2022.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2022 was 29.56%, a 0.32% increase from 2021.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2021 was 29.24%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2020 was 29.30%, a 0.28% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.43%
Eritrea 69.35%
Ethiopia 69.15%
North Korea 67.04%
Tanzania 66.05%
South Sudan 61.20%
Mozambique 60.39%
Niger 60.16%
Malawi 57.49%
Burundi 56.22%
Liberia 55.55%
Uganda 53.05%
Central African Republic 51.00%
Mali 50.97%
Burkina Faso 49.80%
Zimbabwe 49.00%
Rwanda 40.58%
Gambia 40.25%
Chad 39.68%
Guinea-Bissau 35.03%
Haiti 34.69%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.59%
Afghanistan 33.99%
Benin 31.86%
Sierra Leone 31.19%
Nepal 29.65%
Senegal 29.54%
Guinea 26.08%
Tajikistan 24.99%
Togo 24.43%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.75%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 16.00%
Comoros 13.40%
Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 29.65% 0.09%
2022 29.56% 0.32%
2021 29.24% -0.06%
2020 29.30% -0.28%
2019 29.58% 0.02%
2018 29.56% 0.06%
2017 29.50% 0.12%
2016 29.38% 0.21%
2015 29.17% -0.07%
2014 29.24% -0.02%
2013 29.26% -0.03%
2012 29.29% -0.13%
2011 29.42% -0.29%
2010 29.70% -0.40%
2009 30.10% -0.41%
2008 30.52% -0.39%
2007 30.90% -0.31%
2006 31.21% -0.22%
2005 31.44% -0.41%
2004 31.85% -0.40%
2003 32.24% -0.37%
2002 32.61% -0.34%
2001 32.96% -0.33%
2000 33.28% -0.03%
1999 33.31% -0.05%
1998 33.36% -0.08%
1997 33.44% -0.11%
1996 33.55% -0.15%
1995 33.70% 0.10%
1994 33.59% 0.07%
1993 33.52% 0.03%
1992 33.49% -0.02%
1991 33.51% -0.02%