Labor force, female, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1062 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Nepal is 0.1062 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.1062 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0597 units per person, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0597 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0599 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0602 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0605 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0605 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0604 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0604 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0607 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0613 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0621 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0629 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.064 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0652 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.068 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0697 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0717 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0738 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0763 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0791 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0822 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0854 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0883 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.091 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0935 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0962 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0985 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1016 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.102 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1013 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1021 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1027 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1038 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1049 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1062 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0606 units per person | 0.0597 units per person | 0.0621 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0697 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | 0.0791 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0939 units per person | 0.0822 units per person | 0.102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1035 units per person | 0.1013 units per person | 0.1062 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Nepal?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Nepal was 0.1062 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1062 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0597 units per person in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.