| TABLE 23 : POPULATION 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND SEX FOR | |||||||||
| REGIONS AND DISTRICTS | |||||||||
| Area | TOTAL | ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE | ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE | ||||||
| Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | Both Sexes | Male | Female | |
| NEPAL | 16770279 | 8330576 | 8439703 | 10637243 | 5971024 | 4666219 | 6133037 | 2359552 | 3773484 |
| Eastern Dev. Region | 3935908 | 1956424 | 1979484 | 2504997 | 1416719 | 1088278 | 1430911 | 539705 | 891206 |
| Taplejung | 98322 | 47839 | 50483 | 72756 | 36261 | 36495 | 25566 | 11578 | 13988 |
| Panchthar | 147315 | 71401 | 75914 | 105071 | 52215 | 52856 | 42244 | 19186 | 23058 |
| Ilam | 215425 | 108467 | 106958 | 144204 | 77798 | 66406 | 71221 | 30669 | 40552 |
| Jhapa * | 493900 | 244168 | 249732 | 286201 | 168624 | 117577 | 207699 | 75544 | 132155 |
| Morang | 642580 | 320813 | 321767 | 407046 | 233217 | 173829 | 235534 | 87596 | 147938 |
| Sunsari | 465087 | 233853 | 231234 | 263041 | 162067 | 100974 | 202046 | 71786 | 130260 |
| Dhankuta | 126394 | 61782 | 64612 | 91174 | 46369 | 44805 | 35220 | 15413 | 19807 |
| Terhathum | 85422 | 40955 | 44467 | 57444 | 28503 | 28941 | 27978 | 12452 | 15526 |
| Sankhuwasabha | 118508 | 57301 | 61207 | 89660 | 45351 | 44309 | 28848 | 11950 | 16898 |
| Bhojpur | 152002 | 72127 | 79875 | 109150 | 52555 | 56595 | 42852 | 19572 | 23280 |
| Solukhumbu | 80008 | 39122 | 40886 | 64243 | 31272 | 32970 | 15765 | 7850 | 7916 |
| Okhaldhunga | 114460 | 54003 | 60457 | 92123 | 43009 | 49114 | 22337 | 10994 | 11343 |
| Khotang | 167296 | 80328 | 86968 | 133651 | 63628 | 70022 | 33645 | 16700 | 16946 |
| Udayapur | 208421 | 103583 | 104838 | 136335 | 75897 | 60438 | 72086 | 27686 | 44400 |
| Saptari | 412785 | 210656 | 202129 | 229255 | 148803 | 80452 | 183530 | 61853 | 121677 |
| Siraha * | 407983 | 210026 | 197957 | 223644 | 151150 | 72494 | 184339 | 58876 | 125463 |
| Central Dev. Region | 5959722 | 3055621 | 2904101 | 3544083 | 2186143 | 1357940 | 2415639 | 869478 | 1546161 |
| Dhanusa | 479561 | 250885 | 228676 | 266738 | 178223 | 88515 | 212823 | 72662 | 140161 |
| Mahottari | 395531 | 207351 | 188180 | 220972 | 157531 | 63441 | 174559 | 49820 | 124739 |
| Sarlahi | 453231 | 235942 | 217289 | 270327 | 181698 | 88629 | 182904 | 54244 | 128660 |
| Sindhuli * | 197595 | 98035 | 99560 | 128442 | 71608 | 56834 | 69153 | 26427 | 42726 |
| Ramechhap | 153938 | 71693 | 82245 | 116268 | 54412 | 61856 | 37670 | 17281 | 20389 |
| Dolakha * | 133006 | 64816 | 68190 | 105061 | 51452 | 53608 | 27945 | 13364 | 14582 |
| Sindhupalchok * | 219198 | 108983 | 110215 | 167246 | 84982 | 82264 | 51952 | 24001 | 27951 |
| Kavre | 288887 | 140260 | 148627 | 179535 | 94797 | 84739 | 109352 | 45463 | 63888 |
| Lalitpur | 277634 | 141912 | 135722 | 154735 | 96160 | 58576 | 122899 | 45752 | 77146 |
| Bhaktapur | 183053 | 92833 | 90220 | 103930 | 64182 | 39748 | 79123 | 28651 | 50472 |
| Kathmandu | 892981 | 478292 | 414689 | 457724 | 304931 | 152793 | 435257 | 173361 | 261896 |
| Nuwakot | 215576 | 106453 | 109123 | 143968 | 76867 | 67101 | 71608 | 29586 | 42022 |
| Rasuwa | 33381 | 17686 | 15695 | 27429 | 14754 | 12674 | 5952 | 2932 | 3021 |
| Dhading | 248281 | 120168 | 128113 | 184361 | 90961 | 93400 | 63920 | 29207 | 34713 |
| Makwanpur | 287699 | 146091 | 141608 | 158734 | 97744 | 60989 | 128965 | 48347 | 80619 |
| Rautahat | 385772 | 201082 | 184690 | 240597 | 158661 | 81936 | 145175 | 42421 | 102754 |
| Bara | 396454 | 206333 | 190121 | 195076 | 146711 | 48365 | 201378 | 59622 | 141756 |
| Parsa | 355370 | 187594 | 167776 | 214424 | 140745 | 73679 | 140946 | 46849 | 94097 |
| Chitawan | 362574 | 179212 | 183362 | 208516 | 119723 | 88792 | 154058 | 59489 | 94570 |
| Western Dev. Region | 3379674 | 1593539 | 1786135 | 2164012 | 1093927 | 1070085 | 1215662 | 499612 | 716050 |
| Gorkha | 215991 | 98282 | 117709 | 150243 | 68530 | 81712 | 65748 | 29752 | 35997 |
| Lamjung | 134975 | 62045 | 72930 | 96121 | 43743 | 52377 | 38854 | 18302 | 20553 |
| Tanahu | 235098 | 106531 | 128567 | 150177 | 70171 | 80006 | 84921 | 36360 | 48561 |
| Syangja | 234881 | 101846 | 133035 | 153757 | 65733 | 88024 | 81124 | 36113 | 45011 |
| Kaski | 297066 | 142541 | 154525 | 169712 | 88578 | 81133 | 127354 | 53963 | 73392 |
| Manang | 8153 | 4314 | 3839 | 5568 | 3139 | 2429 | 2585 | 1175 | 1410 |
| Mustang | 12251 | 6784 | 5467 | 9534 | 5511 | 4023 | 2717 | 1273 | 1444 |
| Myagdi | 84546 | 38295 | 46251 | 58803 | 26424 | 32379 | 25743 | 11871 | 13872 |
| Parbat | 117244 | 52326 | 64918 | 86801 | 38089 | 48711 | 30443 | 14237 | 16207 |
| Baglung | 197319 | 87523 | 109796 | 134262 | 60604 | 73657 | 63057 | 26919 | 36139 |
| Gulmi | 213897 | 92173 | 121724 | 150141 | 64111 | 86030 | 63756 | 28062 | 35694 |
| Palpa | 196248 | 88052 | 108196 | 119911 | 56663 | 63248 | 76337 | 31389 | 44948 |
| Nawalparasi | 414184 | 202673 | 211511 | 292581 | 153563 | 139018 | 121603 | 49110 | 72493 |
| Rupandehi | 521731 | 264961 | 256770 | 267691 | 171362 | 96329 | 254040 | 93599 | 160441 |
| Kapilbastu | 344966 | 177969 | 166997 | 221673 | 133838 | 87835 | 123293 | 44131 | 79162 |
| Arghakhanchi | 151124 | 67224 | 83900 | 97039 | 43867 | 53171 | 54085 | 23357 | 30729 |
| Mid West Dev. Region | 1939441 | 962300 | 977141 | 1310589 | 712599 | 597990 | 628852 | 249701 | 379151 |
| Pyuthan | 147217 | 65426 | 81791 | 102116 | 45096 | 57020 | 45101 | 20330 | 24771 |
| Rolpa | 147360 | 70280 | 77080 | 126929 | 61168 | 65760 | 20431 | 9112 | 11320 |
| Rukum | 137718 | 70368 | 67350 | 93306 | 51177 | 42129 | 44412 | 19191 | 25221 |
| Salyan * | 44354 | 22746 | 21608 | 35286 | 18837 | 16449 | 9068 | 3909 | 5159 |
| Dang | 334737 | 164395 | 170342 | 205232 | 114099 | 91133 | 129505 | 50296 | 79209 |
| Banke | 280621 | 144664 | 135957 | 161154 | 105128 | 56026 | 119467 | 39536 | 79931 |
| Bardiya | 275985 | 138739 | 137246 | 172647 | 101288 | 71360 | 103338 | 37451 | 65886 |
| Surkhet* | 194081 | 95454 | 98627 | 119334 | 65775 | 53559 | 74747 | 29679 | 45068 |
| Dilekh | 155290 | 74867 | 80423 | 114640 | 55462 | 59178 | 40650 | 19405 | 21245 |
| Jajarkot | 97663 | 50435 | 47228 | 72047 | 38848 | 33199 | 25616 | 11587 | 14029 |
| Dolpa* | 16160 | 8267 | 7893 | 13562 | 6849 | 6713 | 2598 | 1418 | 1180 |
| Jumla* | 49016 | 25608 | 23408 | 42712 | 21880 | 20832 | 6304 | 3728 | 2576 |
| Kalikot* | 8271 | 4660 | 3611 | 6156 | 3862 | 2294 | 2115 | 798 | 1317 |
| Mugu* | 21806 | 11332 | 10474 | 20403 | 10506 | 9897 | 1403 | 826 | 577 |
| Humla | 29162 | 15059 | 14103 | 25066 | 12624 | 12442 | 4096 | 2435 | 1661 |
| Far West Dev. Region | 1555534 | 762692 | 792842 | 1113562 | 561636 | 551926 | 441972 | 201056 | 240916 |
| Bajura * | 70103 | 34498 | 35605 | 63637 | 30802 | 32835 | 6466 | 3696 | 2770 |
| Bajhang | 116600 | 54933 | 61667 | 97994 | 44857 | 53137 | 18606 | 10076 | 8530 |
| Achham | 160579 | 73707 | 86872 | 133772 | 58910 | 74862 | 26807 | 14797 | 12010 |
| Doti | 149206 | 74259 | 74947 | 112926 | 57732 | 55194 | 36280 | 16527 | 19753 |
| Kailali | 441678 | 222770 | 218908 | 280077 | 156959 | 123118 | 161601 | 65811 | 95790 |
| Kanchanpur | 272320 | 137859 | 134461 | 174507 | 95808 | 78700 | 97813 | 42051 | 55761 |
| Dadeldhura | 88789 | 42028 | 46761 | 62911 | 29162 | 33748 | 25878 | 12866 | 13013 |
| Baitadi | 168320 | 80015 | 88305 | 124104 | 57082 | 67022 | 44216 | 22933 | 21283 |
| Darchaula | 87939 | 42623 | 45316 | 63634 | 30324 | 33310 | 24305 | 12299 | 12006 |