Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nepal
Nepal: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0104 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nepal, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nepal is 0.0104 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nepal peaked at 0.0104 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 units per person, in 2005.
That places Nepal 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0086 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0087 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.009 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.009 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0104 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0104 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0188 units per person, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nepal?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nepal was 0.0104 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0104 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 units per person in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Nepal ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.