Age dependency ratio, young in Nepal
Nepal: Age dependency ratio, young was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young 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, young in Nepal is 42.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Nepal peaked at 75.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 80th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 71.7% | 71.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 71.5% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 73.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 74.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 62.7% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 49.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 42.9% | 47.1% | 6 |
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- 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, young in Nepal?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Nepal was 42.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Nepal ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.