Labor force, total, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2824 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Nepal is 0.2824 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.2824 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2427 units per person, in 1997.
That places Nepal 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2429 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.243 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2436 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2438 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2435 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2432 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2427 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2427 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2431 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2436 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2443 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2451 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2463 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2477 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2492 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2509 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2526 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2544 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2565 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.259 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2618 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2642 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2657 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2667 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2677 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2693 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2706 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2712 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2717 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2746 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2754 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2791 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2802 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2807 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2814 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2824 units per person | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2824 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2824 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.4237 units per person, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2432 units per person | 0.2427 units per person | 0.2438 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2506 units per person | 0.2443 units per person | 0.259 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2684 units per person | 0.2618 units per person | 0.2746 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2799 units per person | 0.2754 units per person | 0.2824 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Nepal?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Nepal was 0.2824 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2824 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2427 units per person in 1997.
- How does Nepal rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.