Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 65.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal stood at 65.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal peaked at 78.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.5% | — |
| 1992 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 78.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 77.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 65.0% | -0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 65.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 6.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 65.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.0%, 2.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.1% | 78.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 73.6% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 68.7% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.0% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Solomon Islands 70.6% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 68.8% compare
- 4 Burundi 58.5% compare
- 5 Madagascar 56.8% compare
- 6 Pakistan 53.4% compare
More work & labour data for Nepal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.593 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8524 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,496 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,611 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,146 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,685 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 31,831 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal was 65.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nepal ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.