Employers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2.2% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal peaked at 2.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.
Nepal ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 2.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.8%, 60% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 145 Cameroon 2.3% compare
- 146 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.3% compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3% compare
- 149 Togo 2.2% compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 2.1% compare
- 151 Côte d'Ivoire 2.1% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal was 2.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
- How does Nepal rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).