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Female labour force participation rate in Nepal

Latest: 27.5%
Previous: 27.4%
Change: +0.09 (+0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate 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	20.6%
Dec 31, 1991	20.7%
Dec 31, 1992	20.8%
Dec 31, 1993	20.8%
Dec 31, 1994	20.8%
Dec 31, 1995	20.8%
Dec 31, 1996	20.8%
Dec 31, 1997	20.8%
Dec 31, 1998	21.0%
Dec 31, 1999	21.1%
Dec 31, 2000	21.3%
Dec 31, 2001	21.5%
Dec 31, 2002	21.7%
Dec 31, 2003	22.0%
Dec 31, 2004	22.2%
Dec 31, 2005	22.5%
Dec 31, 2006	22.8%
Dec 31, 2007	23.2%
Dec 31, 2008	23.6%
Dec 31, 2009	24.1%
Dec 31, 2010	24.7%
Dec 31, 2011	25.2%
Dec 31, 2012	25.7%
Dec 31, 2013	26.2%
Dec 31, 2014	26.6%
Dec 31, 2015	27.0%
Dec 31, 2016	27.3%
Dec 31, 2017	27.5%
Dec 31, 2018	27.6%
Dec 31, 2019	27.5%
Dec 31, 2020	27.2%
Dec 31, 2021	27.3%
Dec 31, 2022	27.2%
Dec 31, 2023	27.3%
Dec 31, 2024	27.4%
Dec 31, 2025	27.5%

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