Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) fell 10.4% to 10.9% in Nepal in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) in Nepal reached an all time high of 12.1% in 2019 and an all time low of 6.17% in 1992. When compared to Nepal's main peers, Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) in Bangladesh amounted to 33.0%, 16.2% in Bhutan, 50.8% in China and 23.6% in India in 2020.
Nepal has been ranked 153rd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed), 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Waged and Salaried Workers, Female (As % of Female Employed) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | % | 23.8% | 25.9% | 28.0% | 31.1% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 15.4% | 15.5% | 15.8% | 16.1% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 51.6% | 51.9% | 52.1% | 52.4% | 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 18.5% | 19.5% | 20.6% | 21.8% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 89.8% | 90.3% | 90.8% | 91.1% | 91.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 34.6% | 35.5% | 36.2% | 36.9% | 33.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 10.2% | 10.7% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 11.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 26.5% | 24.8% | 24.0% | 26.1% | 28.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 93.8% | 93.7% | 93.6% | 94.5% | 94.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 54.5% | 54.8% | 55.6% | 55.4% | 57.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 94.6% | 94.7% | 94.8% | 94.7% | 94.8% |
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