Age dependency ratio in Nepal
Nepal: Age dependency ratio was 53.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio 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 in Nepal is 53.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Nepal peaked at 82.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.2% | 77.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 77.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 79.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 81.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 70.5% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 58.7% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 53.1% | 56.7% | 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 in Nepal?
- Age dependency ratio in Nepal was 53.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for age dependency ratio?
- Nepal ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.