Population in Nepal

253 indicators covering population for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 13,517 thousands 2025 up 24.4% 49th
General government total expenditure 1.33 trillion current LCU 2025 up 211.3% 73rd
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 55.0% 2024 down 19.1% 47th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 82.7% 2024 up 38.0% 126th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 82.7% 2024 up 38.0% 126th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 86.0% 2024 up 61.1% 158th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 98.0% 2024 up 42.4% 124th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.5% 2024 down 98.1% 93rd
Population growth -0.1% 2024 down 149.2% 187th
Rural population 77.6% 2024 down 5.1% 11th
DEC alternative conversion factor 133.03 LCU per US$ 2024 up 35.5% 59th
Official exchange rate 133.73 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 37.1% 62nd
GDP 5.71 trillion current LCU 2024 up 155.7% 69th
GDP per capita 192,543 current LCU 2024 up 138.7% 93rd
GDP 42.91 billion current US$ 2024 up 88.8% 103rd
GDP per capita 1,447 current US$ 2024 up 76.2% 179th
GDP 2.67 trillion constant LCU 2024 up 49.3% 68th
GDP deflator 213.47 base year varies by country 2024 up 71.3% 45th
GDP growth 3.7% 2024 down 39.0% 87th
GDP at market prices 34.98 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 49.3% 100th
GNI 5.80 trillion current LCU 2024 up 156.2% 68th
GNI per capita 195,703 current LCU 2024 up 139.1% 91st
GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,470 current US$ 2024 up 70.9% 173rd
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 87.0% 2024 up 67.5% 86th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 62.4 2023 down 5.0% 145th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 26.0% 2024 up 0.3% 7th
Population growth rate -0.1% 2023 down 173.9% 190th
Population 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 51st
Population: comparison of UN projections 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 51st
Birth rate 19.34 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 13.9% 84th
Number of births, by world region 574,297 births 2023 down 7.3% 49th
Annual change in population -20,821 people 2023 down 137.8% 222nd
Population 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 52nd
Number of children under 15, by world region 8.53 million people 2023 down 9.6% 50th
Population by age group 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 51st
Life expectancy by sex 71.84 years 2023 up 4.1% 173rd
Total dependency ratio 54.0% 2023 down 16.7% 128th
Youth dependency ratio 44.2% 2023 down 21.5% 84th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.89 million people 2023 up 32.2% 53rd
Population by age group 1.89 million people 2023 up 32.2% 53rd
Population growth rate with and without migration -0.1% 2023 down 173.9% 190th
Median age vs. births per woman 24.68 years 2023 up 18.8% 165th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.89 million people 2023 up 32.2% 53rd
The global population hockey stick 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 52nd
Number of births 574,297 births 2023 down 7.3% 49th
Population 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 51st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 8.53 million people 2023 down 9.6% 50th
Population 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 52nd
Births, by age of mother 53 births 2023 down 40.4% 58th
Population by age group 2.79 million people 2023 down 5.8% 49th
Share of births by age of mother 17.7% 2023 down 22.4% 26th
Birth rate 19.34 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 13.9% 84th
Birth rate by women's age group 67.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 19.0% 45th
Has the population peaked? 29.69 million people 2023 up 7.6% 51st
Life expectancy at birth, total 70.35 years 2023 up 4.1% 148th
Fertility rate, total 1.98 births per woman 2023 down 15.9% 103rd
Mortality rate, infant 23.3 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 34.6% 63rd
Total population by age 126.99 2023 up 27.9% 48th
Population density of the capital city 9,904 people per km² 2100 up 0.3% 25th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.3% 2022 down 6.6% 73rd