Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) rose 4.86% to 5.20% in Nepal in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Nepal reached an all time high of 5.20% in 2021 and an all time low of 1.55% in 2007. When compared to Nepal's main peers, Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) in Bangladesh amounted to 4.07%, 3.48% in Bhutan, 5.26% in China and 6.35% in India in 2021.
Nepal has been ranked 104th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force), 51 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate, Male (As % of Male Labour Force) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 3.15% | 3.12% | 3.34% | 3.38% | 3.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 1.90% | 1.94% | 1.90% | 1.90% | 1.95% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 5.12% | 5.01% | 4.91% | 4.74% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 5.42% | 5.42% | 5.36% | 5.34% | 5.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 3.62% | 3.32% | 2.93% | 2.57% | 2.54% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.674% | 0.962% | 1.23% | 0.741% | 0.440% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 3.38% | 3.05% | 3.63% | 3.44% | 3.29% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 2.82% | 3.24% | 3.59% | 3.96% | 3.38% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 5.82% | 5.76% | 5.36% | 4.91% | 4.66% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 2.98% | 2.88% | 2.82% | 2.98% | 3.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 5.37% | 4.94% | 4.40% | 3.95% | 3.72% |
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