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Employment in agriculture in Nepal

Latest: 22.9%
Previous: 23.5%
Change: -0.57 (-2.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment in agriculture over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Employment in agriculture in Nepal
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	39.7%
Dec 31, 1992	39.0%
Dec 31, 1993	38.2%
Dec 31, 1994	37.0%
Dec 31, 1995	36.1%
Dec 31, 1996	35.2%
Dec 31, 1997	35.5%
Dec 31, 1998	35.8%
Dec 31, 1999	35.8%
Dec 31, 2000	35.3%
Dec 31, 2001	34.9%
Dec 31, 2002	35.0%
Dec 31, 2003	34.4%
Dec 31, 2004	33.8%
Dec 31, 2005	33.2%
Dec 31, 2006	32.6%
Dec 31, 2007	31.9%
Dec 31, 2008	31.3%
Dec 31, 2009	30.5%
Dec 31, 2010	29.8%
Dec 31, 2011	29.3%
Dec 31, 2012	28.6%
Dec 31, 2013	28.0%
Dec 31, 2014	27.0%
Dec 31, 2015	26.3%
Dec 31, 2016	26.1%
Dec 31, 2017	25.4%
Dec 31, 2018	24.5%
Dec 31, 2019	23.8%
Dec 31, 2020	25.0%
Dec 31, 2021	25.0%
Dec 31, 2022	24.3%
Dec 31, 2023	24.0%
Dec 31, 2024	23.5%
Dec 31, 2025	22.9%

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