Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nepal's unemployment rate stands at 10.47% as of 2025-12-31, down from 10.5% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Nepal's unemployment rate was 10.47%, down from 10.5% in 2024.
In 2024, Nepal's unemployment rate was 10.5%, up from 10.44% in 2023.
In 2023, Nepal's unemployment rate was 10.44%, down from 10.66% in 2022.
In 2022, Nepal's unemployment rate was 10.66%, down from 12.24% in 2021.
In 2021, Nepal's unemployment rate was 12.24%, down from 13.04% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.47% | -0.035% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +0.063% |
| 2023 | 10.44% | -0.224% |
| 2022 | 10.66% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 12.24% | -0.796% |
| 2020 | 13.04% | +2.56% |
| 2019 | 10.48% | -0.116% |
| 2018 | 10.59% | -0.067% |
| 2017 | 10.66% | -0.054% |
| 2016 | 10.71% | +0.071% |
| 2015 | 10.64% | +0.023% |
| 2014 | 10.62% | -0.046% |
| 2013 | 10.67% | +0.034% |
| 2012 | 10.63% | +0.005% |
| 2011 | 10.63% | +0.064% |
| 2010 | 10.56% | -0.019% |
| 2009 | 10.58% | -0.015% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -0.045% |
| 2007 | 10.64% | +0.033% |
| 2006 | 10.61% | +0.019% |
| 2005 | 10.59% | -0.062% |
| 2004 | 10.65% | +0.008% |
| 2003 | 10.64% | +0.051% |
| 2002 | 10.59% | +0.091% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -0.029% |
| 2000 | 10.53% | -0.018% |
| 1999 | 10.55% | +0.023% |
| 1998 | 10.53% | +0.014% |
| 1997 | 10.51% | +0.066% |
| 1996 | 10.45% | -0.027% |
| 1995 | 10.47% | +0.015% |
| 1994 | 10.46% | -0.034% |
| 1993 | 10.49% | +0.019% |
| 1992 | 10.47% | +0.008% |
| 1991 | 10.47% | — |
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Nepal's unemployment rate is 10.47% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 10.5% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.04% (2020); the lowest is 10.44% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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