Population in Nepal 253 indicators covering population for Nepal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Country has a population register 0 2015 — 35th Census based on population register recently completed 0 2015 — 12th 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 16.12 2022 down 46.0% 120th Share of population below and above $30 per day 29.35 million people 2022 up 7.6% 32nd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) 9.1% 2022 down 79.4% 46th Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities 68.2% 2024 up 26.6% 64th Replacement-level fertility rate 2.19 2010 down 5.2% 62nd Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 91.0% 2022 up 11.0% 52nd Literate and illiterate world population 31.3% 2019 down 29.6% 22nd Number of people at risk of trachoma and those receiving treatment 0 People 2024 down 100.0% 26th Access to handwashing facilities 68.2% 2024 up 23.2% 59th 6.2.1.b Proportion of population with a basic handwashing facility 63.54 2022 up 24.4% 58th Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis 5.61 million people 2024 down 64.7% 13th ← Previous Page 5 of 5