Nepal - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nepal was 8.62 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 8.62 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.44 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 1.44
1992 1.65
1993 1.90
1994 2.25
1995 2.62
1996 3.09
1997 3.65
1998 4.27
1999 5.04
2000 5.47
2001 5.75
2002 5.95
2003 6.14
2004 6.30
2005 6.41
2006 6.46
2007 6.52
2008 6.69
2009 6.85
2010 7.07
2011 7.27
2012 7.48
2013 7.68
2014 7.94
2015 8.12
2016 8.12
2017 8.33
2018 8.50
2019 8.62

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nepal was 23.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 23.31 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.99 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 3.99
1992 4.66
1993 5.42
1994 6.44
1995 7.52
1996 8.85
1997 10.44
1998 12.19
1999 14.34
2000 15.30
2001 15.95
2002 16.21
2003 16.66
2004 17.03
2005 17.28
2006 17.51
2007 17.70
2008 18.17
2009 18.44
2010 18.82
2011 19.19
2012 19.80
2013 20.45
2014 21.21
2015 21.67
2016 21.59
2017 22.34
2018 22.88
2019 23.31

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nepal was 15.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.11 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.76 in 1991.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.76
1992 3.21
1993 3.74
1994 4.45
1995 5.20
1996 6.12
1997 7.20
1998 8.38
1999 9.84
2000 10.52
2001 10.98
2002 11.21
2003 11.54
2004 11.80
2005 11.97
2006 12.12
2007 12.25
2008 12.57
2009 12.74
2010 12.99
2011 13.16
2012 13.41
2013 13.65
2014 13.98
2015 14.14
2016 14.05
2017 14.48
2018 14.81
2019 15.11

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity