Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Nepal
Nepal: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was -13.98 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Nepal is -13.98 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 149.2% on the previous year and down 750.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Nepal peaked at 22.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, -13.98 %, in 2023.
That places Nepal 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 21.57 % | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 20.8 % | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 19.54 % | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 18.55 % | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 16.8 % | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 15.22 % | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 13.25 % | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 11.65 % | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 9.78 % | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 7.74 % | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2 % | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 4.09 % | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 2.15 % | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 0.26 % | -87.9% |
| 2015 | -1.67 % | -742.3% |
| 2016 | -3.16 % | +89.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 % | -133.9% |
| 2018 | -5.33 % | -598.1% |
| 2019 | -5.26 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | -4.55 % | -13.5% |
| 2021 | -5.25 % | +15.4% |
| 2022 | -5.61 % | +6.9% |
| 2023 | -13.98 % | +149.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -13.98 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.84 %. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's -13.98 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 21.03 %. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -742.3% | 0.26 % | -1.67 % |
| 2018 | -598.1% | 1.07 % | -5.33 % |
| 2017 | +133.9% | -3.16 % | 1.07 % |
| 2023 | -149.2% | -5.61 % | -13.98 % |
| 2016 | -89.2% | -1.67 % | -3.16 % |
| 2014 | -87.9% | 2.15 % | 0.26 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.98 % | 9.78 % | 22.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.609 % | -5.33 % | 7.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.35 % | -13.98 % | -4.55 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Nepal?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Nepal was -13.98 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.98 % in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Nepal ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 750.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.