National Economic Census 2018 of

Outline of Preliminary Results

Prof. F. Nishi, JICA Chief Adviser Project on Capacity Development for the Implementation of Economic Census 2018 in Nepal

13 September 2018

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Figures at a Glance of Preliminary Results, NEC2018

【Figures at a Glance】

Number of Establishments: 922,445

Number of Establishments per km2: 6.3

Number of Establishments per 1,000 Persons： 31.6

Population per Establishment: 31.7

Number of Persons Engaged: 3,408,746 Male: 2,044,989 Female: 1,363,757

Sex Ratio of Number of Persons Engaged: 150.0 (number of males per 100 females)

Number of Persons Engaged per Establishment 3.7

These figures were released for the first time in Nepal. 2 International Comparison of Preliminary Results, NEC2018

International Comparison of Number of Establishments

Nepal: 0.9 million establishments Japan: 5.8 Indonesia: 26.7 Sri Lanka: 1.0 Cambodia: 0.5

Among these five countries, Nepal has relatively fewer establishments.

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International Comparison of Preliminary Results, NEC2018

International Comparison of Number of Establishments per 1,000 Persons

Nepal : 31.6 establishments per 1,000 persons Japan: 45.4 Indonesia: 104.6 Sri Lanka: 50.3 Cambodia: 34.6

Among these five countries, Nepal has relatively fewer establishments for its population size.

This is probably due to geographical disadvantage such as upcountry and mountainous.

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International Comparison of Number of Establishments per km2

Nepal: 6.3 establishments per km2 Japan: 15.3 Indonesia: 13.9 Sri Lanka: 15.5 Cambodia: 2.8

Among these five countries, the establishment density of Nepal is relatively lower for its area size. This is probably due to geographical disadvantage such as upcountry and mountainous.

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International Comparison of Preliminary Results, NEC2018

International Comparison of Sex Ratio of Number of Persons Engaged

Nepal: 150.0 (males per 100 females) Japan: 125.7 Indonesia: 183.9 Sri Lanka: 154.0 Cambodia: 63.4

Among these five countries, although the sex ratio in Nepal seems average, it is not always fair in respect to gender equality. The higher ratios may be due to the fact that large proportion of female may be involved in agricultural occupation or households in Nepal. 6 International Comparison of Preliminary Results, NEC2018

International Comparison of Number of Persons Engaged per Establishment

Nepal: 3.7 persons per establishment Japan: 9.9 Indonesia: 2.6 Sri Lanka: 2.8 Cambodia: 3.3

Among these five countries, Nepal has relatively more persons engaged per establishment. This is probably due to fewer street businesses in Nepal.

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Preliminary Results by District, NEC2018

Number of Establishments by District (top five districts)

1. : 123,994 establishments 2. Jhapa: 38,741 3. Rupandehi: 38,415 4. Morang: 35,237 5. Sunsari: 31,486

Kathmandu has a gigantic size of the number of establishments, and occupies 13.4% to the total number of Nepal. Other four districts are located in plain areas.

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Establishment Density by District (top five districts)

1. Kathmandu: 313.9 establishments/km2 2. Bhaktapur: 164.9 3. Lalitpur: 70.2 4. Rupandehi: 28.2 5. Sunsari: 25.0

The first three districts are located in the Kathmandu Valley and the remaining last two districts lies in the southern plain areas of the country.

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Preliminary Results by District, NEC2018

Number of Persons Engaged by District (top five districts)

1. Kathmandu: 575,003 persons 2. Rupandehi: 163,045 3. Morang: 143,386 4. Lalitpur: 139,686 5. Jhapa: 129,180

Kathmandu occupies 16.9% to the total number of Nepal. These five districts occupies more than one third of the total number of persons engaged in Nepal.

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Sex Ratio of Number of Persons Engaged by District (top five districts)

1. Bara: 301.9 (males per 100 females) 2. Rautahat: 300.5 3. Parsa: 281.5 4. Kapilbastu: 268.5 5. Mahottari: 264.4

These five districts are located in the south side of the country where is in plain areas. The higher ratios may be due to the fact that large proportion of female may be involved in agricultural occupation in these districts.

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Preliminary Results by District, NEC2018

Number of Persons Engaged per Establishment by District (top five districts)

1. Lalitpur: 5.2 2. Manang: 4.9 3. Kathmandu: 4.6 4. Lamjung: 4.6 5. Sarlahi: 4.6

In Lalitpur and Kathmandu, many enterprises headquarter there. In Sarlahi, there are some famous sugar mill factories which are employing thousands of people including farmers.

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Number of Establishments by City/Municipality (top five )

Kathmandu: 79,607 establishments : 28,222 Lalitpur: 18,373 Bharatpur: 17,066 : 10,383

(Butwal: 10,141)

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has a gigantic size of the number of establishments, and occupies 8.6% to the total number of Nepal.

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14 Dissemination Plan of NEC2018

1. Preliminary Results (Released on 13 Sep. 2018)

National Report No. 1

Includes national, provincial and district tables. National Report No. 2

Includes municipality/rural municipality tables.

National Report No. 3

Includes tables by district, industry, and size. Disaggregated Data

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Dissemination Plan of NEC2018

2. Final Results (Planned to be released in or after June 2019, Disaggregated Data) National Report No. 1～5

Provincial Report

Municipality/Rural Municipality Tables

Census Atlas

Analytical Report No. 1～9, etc. Street Business Women in Business Tourism, etc.

and others 16 URLs of Preliminary Results, NEC2018

URL of Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal

http://cbs.gov.np/sectoral_statistics/Eco_Cen_2018/NEC_2018_Preliminary_result

URL of Preliminary Results of National Economic Census 2018, Nepal

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/info/meetings/nepal/d15_pr_report1.html

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