Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 28.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal is 28.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal peaked at 28.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1991.
That places Nepal 166th 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, male (% of male employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.4% | — |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 28.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 28.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 40.1%, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 19.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 22.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.8% | 28.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 163 Togo 31.4% compare
- 164 Haiti 29.8% compare
- 165 Timor-Leste 29.3% compare
- 167 Papua New Guinea 27.6% compare
- 168 Mali 27.0% compare
- 169 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26.9% 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, male (% of male employment) in Nepal?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Nepal was 28.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1991.
- How does Nepal rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Nepal ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.