Unemployment Rate in Nepal remained unchanged at 10.50 percent in 2025 from 10.50 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Nepal averaged 10.68 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 13.00 percent in 2020 and a record low of 10.40 percent in 1996. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal

Unemployment Rate in Nepal is expected to reach 9.80 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Nepal Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 10.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 29.65 30.90 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 10.50 10.50 percent Dec 2025


Nepal Unemployment Rate
In Nepal, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.50 10.50 13.00 10.40 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly