Life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal
Nepal: Life expectancy at birth, total was 70.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 70.64 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal peaked at 70.64 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.65 years, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 148th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.53 years | 38.65 years | 42.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.33 years | 43.15 years | 47.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.81 years | 48.33 years | 54.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.71 years | 54.77 years | 62.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.88 years | 62.64 years | 66.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.96 years | 66.77 years | 69.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.71 years | 68.39 years | 70.64 years | 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 life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal was 70.64 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.64 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.65 years in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Nepal ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.