Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) rose 2.56% to 75.6% in Nepal in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Nepal reached an all time high of 84.4% in 1995 and an all time low of 73.7% in 2020. When compared to Nepal's main peers, Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) in Bangladesh amounted to 54.0%, 57.5% in Bhutan, 64.8% in China and 42.8% in India in 2021.
Nepal has been ranked 9th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total), 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Employment to Population Ratio (15+ Years Old, Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 53.8% | 53.7% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 61.6% | 61.4% | 61.3% | 61.1% | 60.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 67.1% | 66.9% | 66.7% | 66.4% | 66.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 47.1% | 46.5% | 46.0% | 45.4% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 57.6% | 58.1% | 58.8% | 60.0% | 60.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 64.2% | 62.3% | 60.3% | 61.0% | 59.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 80.7% | 80.9% | 80.6% | 80.7% | 80.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 50.2% | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.9% | 49.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 59.1% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 59.8% | 59.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 51.2% | 51.5% | 51.8% | 49.5% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 58.5% | 58.8% | 59.2% | 59.5% | 59.9% |
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