Nepal Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Nepal youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.52%, a 2.23% decline from 2021.
  • Nepal youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 22.75%, a 1.04% decline from 2020.
  • Nepal youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 23.80%, a 3.91% increase from 2019.
  • Nepal youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 19.88%, a 0.05% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Nepal Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 20.52% -2.23%
2021 22.75% -1.04%
2020 23.80% 3.91%
2019 19.88% 0.05%
2018 19.83% 0.03%
2017 19.79% 0.00%
2016 19.79% 0.00%
2015 19.79% 0.02%
2014 19.77% 0.01%
2013 19.76% 0.02%
2012 19.74% 0.03%
2011 19.71% 0.04%
2010 19.67% 0.05%
2009 19.62% 0.05%
2008 19.56% 0.05%
2007 19.51% 0.06%
2006 19.45% 0.05%
2005 19.41% 0.06%
2004 19.35% 0.07%
2003 19.28% 0.07%
2002 19.21% 0.06%
2001 19.15% 0.03%
2000 19.12% -0.01%
1999 19.13% 0.00%
1998 19.13% 0.01%
1997 19.12% 0.03%
1996 19.10% 0.02%
1995 19.07% 0.00%
1994 19.08% -0.01%
1993 19.08% 0.00%
1992 19.08% 0.00%
1991 19.09% 19.09%
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%