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Nepal: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

39.91percent · 2017-47.7% since 1961

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Nepal from 1961 to 2017.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201739.915
201582.7
201381.1
200880.275
200393
199985.853
199670.7
199163.921
198166.715
197161.004
196176.366

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Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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