Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 2022 was 29.05%, a 0.18% increase from 2021.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2021 was 28.87%, a 0.11% decline from 2020.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.98%, a 0.56% decline from 2019.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.54%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 29.05% 0.18%
2021 28.87% -0.11%
2020 28.98% -0.56%
2019 29.54% 0.01%
2018 29.53% 0.03%
2017 29.50% 0.09%
2016 29.41% 0.16%
2015 29.25% -0.13%
2014 29.39% -0.08%
2013 29.47% -0.09%
2012 29.56% -0.19%
2011 29.75% -0.35%
2010 30.10% -0.46%
2009 30.56% -0.48%
2008 31.03% -0.44%
2007 31.48% -0.36%
2006 31.84% -0.28%
2005 32.12% -0.46%
2004 32.58% -0.43%
2003 33.01% -0.40%
2002 33.42% -0.37%
2001 33.79% -0.35%
2000 34.13% -0.04%
1999 34.18% -0.06%
1998 34.24% -0.09%
1997 34.32% -0.12%
1996 34.44% -0.16%
1995 34.60% 0.09%
1994 34.50% 0.06%
1993 34.44% 0.01%
1992 34.43% -0.04%
1991 34.47% -0.10%
1990 34.57% -0.10%