Age dependency ratio, old in Nepal
Nepal: Age dependency ratio, old was 10.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Nepal is 10.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Nepal peaked at 10.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1960.
That places Nepal 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 275,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 280,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 293,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 277,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 293,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 275,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 273,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 294,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 293,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Nepal?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Nepal was 10.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Nepal ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.