| TABLE 25 : POPULATION 10 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AGE AND SEX FOR REGIONS | |||||||||
| AREA AND AGE | 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 |
| 10-14 Years | 2981932 | 1533806 | 1448126 | 859812 | 419307 | 440505 | 2122120 | 1114499 | 1007621 |
| 15-19 Years | 2389002 | 1185826 | 1203176 | 1168696 | 589410 | 579285 | 1220306 | 596416 | 623891 |
| 20-24 Years | 2016768 | 946742 | 1070026 | 1386445 | 728007 | 658438 | 630323 | 218735 | 411588 |
| 25-29 Years | 1725478 | 821014 | 904464 | 1348826 | 754817 | 594009 | 376652 | 66197 | 310455 |
| 30-34 Years | 1489503 | 726040 | 763463 | 1218979 | 701347 | 517632 | 270524 | 24693 | 245831 |
| 35-39 Years | 1310653 | 651351 | 659302 | 1091338 | 634141 | 457197 | 219315 | 17210 | 202105 |
| 40-44 Years | 1088044 | 539993 | 548051 | 907326 | 524450 | 382876 | 180718 | 15543 | 165175 |
| 45-49 Years | 923373 | 469695 | 453678 | 769087 | 454452 | 314635 | 154286 | 15243 | 139043 |
| 50-54 Years | 766054 | 392659 | 373395 | 619035 | 371024 | 248011 | 147019 | 21635 | 125384 |
| 55-59 Years | 602093 | 318610 | 283483 | 466824 | 291115 | 175709 | 135269 | 27495 | 107774 |
| 60-64 Years | 520908 | 262255 | 258653 | 350215 | 214827 | 135388 | 170693 | 47428 | 123265 |
| 65+ Years | 956471 | 482585 | 473886 | 450660 | 288126 | 162534 | 505811 | 194459 | 311352 |
| Eastern Dev. Region | 3935908 | 1956424 | 1979484 | 2504997 | 1416719 | 1088278 | 1430911 | 539705 | 891206 |
| 10-14 Years | 683248 | 350283 | 332965 | 195720 | 97438 | 98282 | 487528 | 252845 | 234683 |
| 15-19 Years | 564992 | 281716 | 283276 | 269839 | 138901 | 130938 | 295153 | 142815 | 152338 |
| 20-24 Years | 466694 | 217396 | 249298 | 313152 | 165243 | 147909 | 153542 | 52153 | 101389 |
| 25-29 Years | 400976 | 189430 | 211546 | 310588 | 174710 | 135879 | 90388 | 14720 | 75667 |
| 30-34 Years | 352396 | 170806 | 181590 | 288150 | 165218 | 122933 | 64246 | 5588 | 58657 |
| 35-39 Years | 317022 | 158583 | 158439 | 265495 | 155038 | 110457 | 51527 | 3545 | 47982 |
| 40-44 Years | 263970 | 132457 | 131513 | 222885 | 129300 | 93585 | 41085 | 3157 | 37928 |
| 45-49 Years | 222446 | 114668 | 107778 | 186948 | 111624 | 75325 | 35498 | 3044 | 32453 |
| 50-54 Years | 181134 | 93188 | 87946 | 148937 | 88891 | 60046 | 32197 | 4297 | 27900 |
| 55-59 Years | 140007 | 74265 | 65742 | 111215 | 69047 | 42168 | 28792 | 5218 | 23574 |
| 60-64 Years | 118622 | 60642 | 57980 | 82684 | 51235 | 31450 | 35938 | 9407 | 26530 |
| 65+ Years | 224401 | 112990 | 111411 | 109382 | 70075 | 39307 | 115019 | 42915 | 72104 |
| Central Dev. Region | 5959722 | 3055621 | 2904101 | 3544083 | 2186143 | 1357940 | 2415639 | 869478 | 1546161 |
| 10-14 Years | 993848 | 518724 | 475124 | 251301 | 128682 | 122619 | 742547 | 390042 | 352505 |
| 15-19 Years | 811148 | 419176 | 391972 | 357561 | 201104 | 156457 | 453587 | 218072 | 235515 |
| 20-24 Years | 741681 | 367082 | 374599 | 465936 | 274028 | 191909 | 275745 | 93054 | 182690 |
| 25-29 Years | 653203 | 326535 | 326668 | 472564 | 293700 | 178864 | 180639 | 32835 | 147804 |
| 30-34 Years | 567525 | 288825 | 278700 | 437543 | 277517 | 160026 | 129982 | 11308 | 118674 |
| 35-39 Years | 483160 | 250423 | 232737 | 379328 | 243259 | 136069 | 103832 | 7164 | 96668 |
| 40-44 Years | 394373 | 203760 | 190613 | 309610 | 197620 | 111990 | 84763 | 6140 | 78623 |
| 45-49 Years | 324271 | 171000 | 153271 | 254748 | 165540 | 89207 | 69523 | 5460 | 64064 |
| 50-54 Years | 263928 | 139469 | 124459 | 201690 | 131709 | 69981 | 62238 | 7760 | 54478 |
| 55-59 Years | 207346 | 110599 | 96747 | 150462 | 100267 | 50196 | 56884 | 10332 | 46551 |
| 60-64 Years | 180693 | 91376 | 89317 | 113706 | 73778 | 39928 | 66987 | 17598 | 49389 |
| 65+ Years | 338546 | 168652 | 169894 | 149632 | 98939 | 50693 | 188914 | 69713 | 119201 |
| Western Dev. Region | 3379674 | 1593539 | 1786135 | 2164012 | 1093927 | 1070085 | 1215662 | 499612 | 716050 |
| 10-14 Years | 631894 | 320784 | 311110 | 163460 | 77943 | 85517 | 468434 | 242841 | 225593 |
| 15-19 Years | 496667 | 236180 | 260487 | 240676 | 111759 | 128918 | 255991 | 124421 | 131569 |
| 20-24 Years | 375194 | 160346 | 214848 | 273300 | 124005 | 149295 | 101894 | 36341 | 65553 |
| 25-29 Years | 309062 | 132473 | 176589 | 256967 | 123332 | 133636 | 52095 | 9141 | 42953 |
| 30-34 Years | 270104 | 119422 | 150682 | 231776 | 115390 | 116385 | 38328 | 4032 | 34297 |
| 35-39 Years | 245775 | 110979 | 134796 | 213586 | 107530 | 106057 | 32189 | 3449 | 28739 |
| 40-44 Years | 214375 | 98360 | 116015 | 186264 | 94744 | 91519 | 28111 | 3616 | 24496 |
| 45-49 Years | 188520 | 89724 | 98796 | 162765 | 85689 | 77076 | 25755 | 4035 | 21720 |
| 50-54 Years | 163247 | 79607 | 83640 | 135505 | 74220 | 61285 | 27742 | 5387 | 22355 |
| 55-59 Years | 131651 | 67046 | 64605 | 104841 | 60462 | 44379 | 26810 | 6584 | 20226 |
| 60-64 Years | 117822 | 58648 | 59174 | 82234 | 48210 | 34023 | 35588 | 10438 | 25151 |
| 65+ Years | 235363 | 119970 | 115393 | 112638 | 70643 | 41995 | 122725 | 49327 | 73398 |
| Mid West Dev. Region | 1939441 | 962300 | 977141 | 1310589 | 712599 | 597990 | 628852 | 249701 | 379151 |
| 10-14 Years | 373011 | 190721 | 182290 | 135040 | 63692 | 71348 | 237971 | 127029 | 110942 |
| 15-19 Years | 287866 | 137552 | 150314 | 166771 | 78405 | 88366 | 121095 | 59147 | 61948 |
| 20-24 Years | 240640 | 111806 | 128834 | 180808 | 92658 | 88150 | 59832 | 19148 | 40684 |
| 25-29 Years | 202698 | 97422 | 105276 | 168534 | 92383 | 76151 | 34164 | 5039 | 29125 |
| 30-34 Years | 167937 | 82893 | 85044 | 142996 | 80736 | 62260 | 24941 | 2157 | 22784 |
| 35-39 Years | 148672 | 74425 | 74247 | 127393 | 72587 | 54807 | 21279 | 1838 | 19440 |
| 40-44 Years | 121596 | 60223 | 61373 | 103863 | 58627 | 45235 | 17733 | 1596 | 16138 |
| 45-49 Years | 105265 | 53510 | 51755 | 89364 | 51874 | 37490 | 15901 | 1636 | 14265 |
| 50-54 Years | 87699 | 45350 | 42349 | 71213 | 42562 | 28651 | 16486 | 2788 | 13698 |
| 55-59 Years | 67962 | 37267 | 30695 | 52971 | 33737 | 19235 | 14991 | 3530 | 11460 |
| 60-64 Years | 55064 | 28182 | 26882 | 35494 | 21700 | 13793 | 19570 | 6482 | 13089 |
| 65+ Years | 81031 | 42949 | 38082 | 36141 | 23637 | 12504 | 44890 | 19312 | 25578 |
| Far West Dev. Region | 1555534 | 762692 | 792842 | 1113562 | 561636 | 551926 | 441972 | 201056 | 240916 |
| 10-14 Years | 299931 | 153294 | 146637 | 114290 | 51552 | 62738 | 185641 | 101742 | 83899 |
| 15-19 Years | 228329 | 111202 | 117127 | 133849 | 59242 | 74607 | 94480 | 51960 | 42520 |
| 20-24 Years | 192559 | 90112 | 102447 | 153249 | 72074 | 81175 | 39310 | 18038 | 21272 |
| 25-29 Years | 159539 | 75154 | 84385 | 140172 | 70692 | 69479 | 19367 | 4462 | 14906 |
| 30-34 Years | 131541 | 64094 | 67447 | 118514 | 62486 | 56028 | 13027 | 1608 | 11419 |
| 35-39 Years | 116024 | 56941 | 59083 | 105535 | 55728 | 49808 | 10489 | 1213 | 9275 |
| 40-44 Years | 93730 | 45193 | 48537 | 84705 | 44159 | 40546 | 9025 | 1034 | 7991 |
| 45-49 Years | 82871 | 40793 | 42078 | 75262 | 39725 | 35537 | 7609 | 1068 | 6541 |
| 50-54 Years | 70046 | 35045 | 35001 | 61690 | 33641 | 28048 | 8356 | 1404 | 6953 |
| 55-59 Years | 55127 | 29433 | 25694 | 47334 | 27602 | 19732 | 7793 | 1831 | 5962 |
| 60-64 Years | 48707 | 23407 | 25300 | 36097 | 19904 | 16193 | 12610 | 3503 | 9107 |
| 65+ Years | 77130 | 38024 | 39106 | 42867 | 24832 | 18035 | 34263 | 13192 | 21071 |