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Nepal
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#33out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

13.012.411.711.110.4199120082025Nepal · 2025: 10.47%Nepal

Analytical takeaways

  • Nepal records 10.47% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #33 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) has remained broadly stable near 10.47% across 1991–2025.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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