Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 40.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Nepal stood at 40.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Nepal peaked at 49.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 3rd 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, total (% of total employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 49.5% | — |
| 1992 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.8% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.9% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 1 Solomon Islands 56.9% compare
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 4 Madagascar 39.9% compare
- 5 Burundi 37.4% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 32.2% 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, total (% of total employment) in Nepal?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Nepal was 40.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nepal ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.