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Nepal: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

41.89percent · 2025-1.3% since 2015

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: modeled ILO estimate. Annual figures for Nepal from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202541.892
202441.926
202341.923
202241.896
202141.878
202041.753
201942.148
201842.072
201742.207
201642.354
201542.446
201442.525
201342.661
201242.807
201142.908
201042.94
200942.941
200842.959
200742.992
200643.035
200543.07
200443.082
200343.077
200243.075
200143.076
200043.08
199943.089
199843.099
199743.116
199643.141
199543.18
199443.211
199343.234
199243.231
199143.215
199043.221

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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