Labour Force (Total) rose 6.42% to 16.9 mil in Nepal in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Nepal reached an all time high of 16.9 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 9.84 mil in 1990. When compared to Nepal's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Bangladesh amounted to 71.0 mil, 0.361 mil in Bhutan, 791 mil in China and 477 mil in India in 2021.
Nepal has been ranked 38th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 62.0 | 63.2 | 67.2 | 68.6 | 69.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.342 | 0.347 | 0.352 | 0.358 | 0.363 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 470 | 473 | 476 | 479 | 489 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 8.44 | 8.57 | 8.74 | 8.49 | 8.48 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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