ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nepal
Nepal: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 721.17 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nepal stood at 721.17 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nepal peaked at 1,155 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 721.17 1000 No, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 58th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,112 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,120 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,118 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,103 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,093 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,079 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,107 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,132 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,148 1000 No | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,145 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,143 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,155 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,145 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,130 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,114 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,094 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,069 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,044 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,010 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 979.86 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 954.16 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 916.11 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 879.84 1000 No | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 835.77 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 803.99 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 788.82 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 759.45 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 726.37 1000 No | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 724.2 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 762.5 1000 No | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 785.8 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 784.25 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 769.04 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 746.67 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 721.17 1000 No | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,113 1000 No | 1,079 1000 No | 1,148 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,105 1000 No | 1,010 1000 No | 1,155 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 836.86 1000 No | 724.2 1000 No | 979.86 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 761.57 1000 No | 721.17 1000 No | 785.8 1000 No | 6 |
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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nepal?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nepal was 721.17 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,155 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 721.17 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Nepal ranks 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.