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Nepal Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Nepal Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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13.04% in 2020

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Nepal was 13.04% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (13.04%), 2021 (12.24%), 2016 (10.71%), 2013 (10.67%), 2022 (10.66%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Nepal Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	13.04%
2nd	2021	12.24%
3rd	2016	10.71%
4th	2013	10.67%
5th	2022	10.66%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	12.24%	−0.80pp	154th
2020	13.04%	+2.56pp	153rd
2025	10.47%	−0.04pp	149th
2024	10.50%	+0.06pp	153rd
2023	10.44%	−0.22pp	151st
2022	10.66%	−1.58pp	151st
2019	10.48%	−0.12pp	148th
2018	10.59%	−0.07pp	148th
2017	10.66%	−0.05pp	144th
2016	10.71%	+0.07pp	144th
2015	10.64%	+0.02pp	144th
2014	10.62%	−0.05pp	139th
2013	10.67%	+0.03pp	139th
2012	10.63%	+0.00pp	136th
2011	10.63%	+0.06pp	140th
2010	10.56%	−0.02pp	138th
2009	10.58%	−0.01pp	142nd
2008	10.60%	−0.04pp	150th
2007	10.64%	+0.03pp	153rd
2006	10.61%	+0.02pp	148th
2005	10.59%	−0.06pp	142nd
2004	10.65%	+0.01pp	141st
2003	10.64%	+0.05pp	135th
2002	10.59%	+0.09pp	136th
2001	10.50%	−0.03pp	131st
2000	10.53%	−0.02pp	126th
1999	10.55%	+0.02pp	122nd
1998	10.53%	+0.01pp	130th
1997	10.51%	+0.07pp	129th
1996	10.45%	−0.03pp	130th
1995	10.47%	+0.02pp	134th
1994	10.46%	−0.03pp	132nd
1993	10.49%	+0.02pp	130th
1992	10.47%	+0.01pp	136th
1991	10.47%	–	140th

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