Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal stood at 26.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal peaked at 40.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.2% | — |
| 1992 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 26.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 26.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.0%, 4.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 38.0% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 33.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 27.9% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 2 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 28.7% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% compare
- 6 Madagascar 23.9% compare
- 7 Bhutan 23.9% compare
- 8 Niger 22.8% 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, male (% of male employment) in Nepal?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal was 26.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.