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Unemployment rate — Nepal

Unemployment rate in Nepal in 2025 — 10.47%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 182.

2025 10.47% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 182
Period maximum 13.04%2020
Period minimum 10.44%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Nepal, 1991–2025101112131419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.47%1992: 10.47%1993: 10.49%1994: 10.46%1995: 10.47%1996: 10.45%1997: 10.51%1998: 10.53%1999: 10.55%2000: 10.53%2001: 10.5%2002: 10.59%2003: 10.64%2004: 10.65%2005: 10.59%2006: 10.61%2007: 10.64%2008: 10.6%2009: 10.58%2010: 10.56%2011: 10.63%2012: 10.63%2013: 10.67%2014: 10.62%2015: 10.64%2016: 10.71%2017: 10.66%2018: 10.59%2019: 10.48%2020: 13.04%2021: 12.24%2022: 10.66%2023: 10.44%2024: 10.5%2025: 10.47%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 10.47%
World 4.79%
South Asia 4.24%
Southern Asia computed 4.61%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 4.34%
Unemployment rate — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.47 −0.04 pp
2024 10.5 +0.06 pp
2023 10.44 −0.22 pp
2022 10.66 −1.58 pp
2021 12.24 −0.8 pp
2020 13.04 +2.56 pp
2019 10.48 −0.12 pp
2018 10.59 −0.07 pp
2017 10.66 −0.05 pp
2016 10.71 +0.07 pp
2015 10.64 +0.02 pp
2014 10.62 −0.05 pp
2013 10.67 +0.03 pp
2012 10.63 +0 pp
2011 10.63 +0.06 pp
2010 10.56 −0.02 pp
2009 10.58 −0.01 pp
2008 10.6 −0.04 pp
2007 10.64 +0.03 pp
2006 10.61 +0.02 pp
2005 10.59 −0.06 pp
2004 10.65 +0.01 pp
2003 10.64 +0.05 pp
2002 10.59 +0.09 pp
2001 10.5 −0.03 pp
2000 10.53 −0.02 pp
1999 10.55 +0.02 pp
1998 10.53 +0.01 pp
1997 10.51 +0.07 pp
1996 10.45 −0.03 pp
1995 10.47 +0.02 pp
1994 10.46 −0.03 pp
1993 10.49 +0.02 pp
1992 10.47 +0.01 pp
1991 10.47 —

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BT Bhutan 3.23 BD Bangladesh 3.78 LK Sri Lanka 4.01 IN India 4.22 MV Maldives 4.51 PK Pakistan 5.42 IR Iran 8.3 NP Nepal 10.47 AF Afghanistan 13.35
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About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Nepal

Labor Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

Nepal by year Labor Female unemployment

The unemployment rate of the female part of the labor force.

Nepal by year Labor Male unemployment

The share of men in the labor force who have no job and are looking for one.

Nepal by year Labor Employment-to-population ratio

The share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.

Nepal by year
All indicators for Nepal