Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal
Nepal: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 28.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal is 28.6%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal peaked at 71.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2005.
Nepal ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.0% | — |
| 1992 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -63.0% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -1.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 28.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 28.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 30.9%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -63.0% | 70.6% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 70.8% | 71.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 26.1% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 58 Equatorial Guinea 30.2% compare
- 59 Sao Tome and Principe 30.0% compare
- 60 Jamaica 28.8% compare
- 62 Maldives 28.1% compare
- 63 Madagascar 28.0% compare
- 64 Eswatini 27.9% compare
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)
- Population 22,583 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Nepal was 28.6% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nepal ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".