Nepal Demographics Profile 2013

Population

29,890,686 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 33.5% (male 5,108,258/female 4,918,259)
15-24 years: 22.5% (male 3,350,311/female 3,362,958)
25-54 years: 34.1% (male 4,786,214/female 5,417,777)
55-64 years: 5.4% (male 792,775/female 835,048)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male 613,905/female 705,181) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 22.1 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 22.9 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.768% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

21.85 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

6.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 19% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

KATHMANDU (capital) 990,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 43.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 43.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 66.51 years
male: 65.26 years
female: 67.82 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.41 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

64,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

4,700 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 27% of population
total: 31% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49% of population
rural: 73% of population
total: 69% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever (2009)

Nationality

noun: Nepali (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepali

Ethnic groups

Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% (2001 census)

Religions

Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)

Languages

Nepali (official) 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)
note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.3%
male: 73%
female: 48.3% (2010 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2003)

Education expenditures

4.6% of GDP (2009)

Maternal mortality rate

170 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

38.8% (2006)

Health expenditures

5.8% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Hospital bed density

5 beds/1,000 population (2006)