Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) rose 1.37% to 76.6% in Nepal in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) in Nepal reached an all time high of 88.9% in 1991 and an all time low of 75.5% in 2020. When compared to Nepal's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) in Bangladesh amounted to 75.6%, 65.1% in Bhutan, 70.4% in China and 65.6% in India in 2021.
Nepal has been ranked 24th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male), 15 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Male) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 77.1% | 76.3% | 77.5% | 77.4% | 77.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 68.8% | 68.6% | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 72.9% | 72.7% | 72.3% | 71.9% | 71.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 71.8% | 71.1% | 70.4% | 69.6% | 69.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 67.7% | 68.0% | 68.4% | 69.3% | 69.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 79.1% | 77.4% | 75.7% | 75.8% | 74.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 82.6% | 82.5% | 81.8% | 81.7% | 81.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 76.6% | 76.3% | 76.2% | 75.9% | 76.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 67.1% | 67.3% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 67.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 71.7% | 72.0% | 71.7% | 70.2% | 69.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 64.2% | 64.6% | 64.9% | 65.2% | 65.5% |
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