Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 29.56%, 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.
  • Nepal labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.58%, a 0.02% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Nepal Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
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% 33.51%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%