Fertility rate, total in Nepal
Nepal: Fertility rate, total was 1.96 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Nepal, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Nepal is 1.96 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Nepal peaked at 6.09 births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.96 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Nepal 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.01 births per woman | 5.89 births per woman | 6.09 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.74 births per woman | 5.64 births per woman | 5.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.45 births per woman | 5.26 births per woman | 5.6 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | 5.21 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman | 3.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 2.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Nepal?
- Fertility rate, total in Nepal was 1.96 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for fertility rate, total?
- Nepal ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.