Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 9.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nepal recorded 9.2% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal peaked at 9.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
That places Nepal 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | +2.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 9.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 9.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 27.9%, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 179 Burundi 9.4% compare
- 180 Madagascar 9.4% compare
- 181 Liberia 9.3% compare
- 183 Mozambique 8.7% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 6.5% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 5.2% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal was 9.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nepal ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.