Gender in Nepal 220 indicators covering gender for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,927 2030 down 9.0% 53rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7039 % change on previous year 2030 up 22.0% 102nd Population 22,583 2030 up 11.5% 53rd Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,583 2030 up 11.5% 53rd Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year 2030 down 53.4% 83rd Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 2025 down 9.4% 51st Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 2025 down 10.7% 51st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 2025 down 7.9% 51st Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 2025 down 9.5% 51st Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 2025 down 6.4% 49th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 2025 down 7.9% 49th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 2025 down 5.6% 49th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 2025 down 6.9% 49th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 268,202 2025 down 5.6% 49th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 278,096 2025 down 6.6% 49th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 265,442 2025 down 7.1% 50th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 277,531 2025 down 7.2% 50th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.86 2027 up 1.3% 9th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.792 2025 up 2.1% 81st Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.64 2025 up 3.2% 106th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.796 2025 up 5.6% 69th Women's Political Participation Index 0.977 2025 up 0.1% 63rd Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.792 2025 up 2.1% 81st Key features of women's political empowerment 0.792 2025 up 2.1% 81st Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 83.9% 23rd Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.792 2025 up 2.1% 81st Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 1 2025 — 1st Prevalence of obesity, female 10.3% 2024 up 106.8% 180th Prevalence of obesity, male 5.1% 2024 up 67.6% 180th Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.38 years 2024 up 4.0% 170th Life expectancy at age 60, male 21.89 years 2024 up 36.6% 53rd Share of women who are obese 10.3% 2024 up 106.7% 183rd Share of women who are overweight or obese 36.3% 2024 up 60.8% 174th Share of overweight men vs. women 28.6% 2024 up 34.2% 156th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.8% 2024 up 7.0% 150th Share of women who are married or in a union 21.3% 2022 down 29.3% 17th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.7% 33rd Population, annual growth rate -0.1465 % change on previous year 2024 down 149.1% 165th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.3% 67th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 64.64 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 26.8% 162nd Women, Business and the Law Index 80.62 index (0–100) 2023 up 63.3% 95th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 15.1% 76th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 207.15 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 46th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 7.5% 108th Labor force, female 3.14 million 2025 up 17.5% 64th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person 2025 up 10.4% 164th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 4.7% 51st Page 1 of 4 Next →