Proportion
of Economically Active PopulationInvolved
in Various Sectors of Economy
| S.
No
|
Economic
Sectors
|
1991
census
|
Labor
Survey 1999
|
| |
|
Active
Population
(In
number)
|
Percentage
of
Total
Population
|
Active
Population
(In
number)
|
Percentage
of
Total Population
|
|
1
|
Agriculture,
Fisheries & Forestry
|
5,961,788
|
81.2
|
7,203,000
|
76.1
|
|
2
|
Mining
& Quarrying
|
2,361
|
-
|
8,000
|
0.1
|
|
3
|
Manufacturing
|
150,051
|
2.0
|
552,000
|
5.8
|
|
4
|
Electricity,
Gas & Water
|
11,734
|
0.2
|
26,000
|
0.3
|
|
5
|
Construction
|
35,658
|
0.5
|
344,000
|
3.7
|
|
6
|
Trade,
Restaurant & Hotel
|
256,012
|
3.5
|
522,000
|
5.5
|
|
7
|
Transport,
Communication & Storage
|
50,808
|
0.7
|
135,000
|
1.4
|
|
8
|
Finance
& Real Estate
|
20,847
|
0.3
|
51,000
|
0.5
|
|
9
|
Community
& Social Services
|
752,019
|
10.2
|
614,000
|
6.5
|
|
10
|
Others
|
28,004
|
0.4
|
8,000*
|
0.1
|
|
11
|
Unidentified
Sector
|
70,298
|
1.0
|
-
|
-
|
|
Grand
Total
|
|
7,339,580
|
100.0
|
9,463,000
|
100.0
|
Source:
1. Statistical Pocket Book- 1998, Central Bureau of Statistics
2. Nepal Labor Force Survey- 1999, Central Bureau of Statistics
3. Those employed in national or foreign diplomatic missions
|
Nepal