Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nepal
Nepal: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 56.66 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nepal, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nepal is 56.66 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nepal peaked at 65.47 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 56.66 %, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 57th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.46 % | — |
| 2001 | 65.07 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64.98 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.35 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.16 % | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 63.71 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 62.65 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 62.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.77 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.11 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 60.49 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.98 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.18 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.53 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.29 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.22 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 56.76 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 57.06 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 57.04 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.66 % | -0.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 56.66 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 56.66 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 67.22 %, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.22 % | 62.6 % | 65.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.62 % | 56.76 % | 61.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.92 % | 56.66 % | 57.06 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nepal?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nepal was 56.66 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 65.47 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.66 % in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Nepal ranks 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural 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.