Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 71.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal stood at 71.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal peaked at 83.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 22nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.6% | — |
| 1992 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 71.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.4% | 81.3% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 77.9% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 72.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 71.4% | 73.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 73.1% compare
- 20 Mali 73.0% compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 72.4% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.7% compare
- 24 Haiti 70.2% compare
- 25 Togo 68.6% 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nepal was 71.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.