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Labour force participation rate in Nepal

Latest: 39.2%
Previous: 39.3%
Change: -0.07 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for 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	41.6%
Dec 31, 1991	41.5%
Dec 31, 1992	41.6%
Dec 31, 1993	41.6%
Dec 31, 1994	41.5%
Dec 31, 1995	41.5%
Dec 31, 1996	41.5%
Dec 31, 1997	41.4%
Dec 31, 1998	41.4%
Dec 31, 1999	41.4%
Dec 31, 2000	41.4%
Dec 31, 2001	41.3%
Dec 31, 2002	41.3%
Dec 31, 2003	41.3%
Dec 31, 2004	41.3%
Dec 31, 2005	41.2%
Dec 31, 2006	41.2%
Dec 31, 2007	41.1%
Dec 31, 2008	41.0%
Dec 31, 2009	41.0%
Dec 31, 2010	40.9%
Dec 31, 2011	40.8%
Dec 31, 2012	40.7%
Dec 31, 2013	40.5%
Dec 31, 2014	40.3%
Dec 31, 2015	40.2%
Dec 31, 2016	40.1%
Dec 31, 2017	39.9%
Dec 31, 2018	39.7%
Dec 31, 2019	39.8%
Dec 31, 2020	39.4%
Dec 31, 2021	39.5%
Dec 31, 2022	39.4%
Dec 31, 2023	39.4%
Dec 31, 2024	39.3%
Dec 31, 2025	39.2%

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