Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 58.15 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 58.15 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 58.15 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.17 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.17 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 34.05 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 35.1 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 36.11 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 36.99 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 37.83 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 38.6 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 39.41 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 40.25 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 41.1 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 41.83 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 42.66 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 43.51 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.38 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 45.23 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 46.04 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 46.8 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 47.54 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 48.3 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.1 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 49.94 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 50.62 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 51.04 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 51.33 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.68 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 52.27 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.78 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.99 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.23 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 54.43 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 55.65 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 57.39 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 58.08 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 58.15 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 58.15 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.18 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 58.15 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 164.68 units per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.26 units per square kilometre | 33.17 units per square kilometre | 41.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.54 units per square kilometre | 41.83 units per square kilometre | 49.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.03 units per square kilometre | 49.94 units per square kilometre | 54.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.32 units per square kilometre | 55.65 units per square kilometre | 58.15 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 56 Poland 60.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 France 59.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Portugal 58.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Slovakia 58.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Austria 57.71 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Cambodia 56.81 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Nepal?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Nepal was 58.15 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.15 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.17 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.