ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Nepal
Nepal: ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value was 1,716 1000 No in 2025. ▬ Flat
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
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nepal is 1,716 1000 No, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Nepal peaked at 1,958 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,661 1000 No, in 2019.
That places Nepal 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
ILO … Estimates Employment in agriculture ILO modelled estimates Value in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,730 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 1,754 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,764 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,751 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,748 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,738 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,790 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,843 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,884 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1,896 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,911 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,950 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,957 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,956 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,958 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,954 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,945 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,941 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,922 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,907 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,898 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,869 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,838 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,790 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,763 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,763 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,726 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,672 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,661 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,731 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,804 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,809 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,788 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1,754 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,716 1000 No | -2.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1,716 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,531 1000 No, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1,716 1000 No is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,953 1000 No, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,778 1000 No | 1,730 1000 No | 1,884 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,939 1000 No | 1,896 1000 No | 1,958 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,789 1000 No | 1,661 1000 No | 1,907 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,767 1000 No | 1,716 1000 No | 1,809 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1232 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
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 1,716 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 1,958 1000 No in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,661 1000 No in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 194 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 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.