Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 27.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 27.3% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nepal peaked at 34.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.4% | — |
| 1991 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.3% | 34.0% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.6% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.3% | 28.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nepal?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nepal was 27.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Nepal ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.