FACTOID # 16: Of all the nations of the world, China has the most people. But there are 71 nations that are more crowded.
 
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Asia > Nepal > People

NEPALESE PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.74 Time series [59th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 38.7 % [58th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 39 [58th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 5,427,370 Time series [32nd of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 38% Time series [56th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 5,792,042 Time series [31st of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 57.3 [168th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 57.6 % [166th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 8,345,724 Time series [43rd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 58.2% Time series [164th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 8,832,488 Time series [43rd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 3.7 % [154th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 579,298 Time series [60th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 3.8% Time series [150th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 542,192 Time series [55th of 225]
Birth rate 29.92 births/1,000 population Time series [51st of 226]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural 34 [42nd of 52]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total 34 [48th of 56]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban 37 [46th of 52]
Chinese population 20,348 [39th of 127]
    Chinese population (per capita) 73.52 per 100,000 people [60th of 126]
CPIA social protection rating 3 Time series [49th of 75]
Death rate 8.97 deaths/1,000 population Time series [86th of 226]
Education expenditures 3.4 % of GDP Time series [6th of 55]
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%
Female population > Age 10-14 1,610,590 [35th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 5.69 [69th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 1,473,804 [37th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.21 [81st of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 1,327,391 [39th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.69 [68th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 1,154,081 [39th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.08 [65th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 937,810 [44th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.32 [140th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 748,673 [50th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.65 [180th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 634,720 [48th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.24 [173rd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 534,633 [51st of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.89 [166th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 450,871 [49th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.59 [162nd of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 365,858 [48th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.29 [160th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 298,100 [50th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.05 [146th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 233,695 [56th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.83 [144th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 160,418 [58th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.57 [152nd of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 90,440 [65th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.32 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 56,944 [73rd of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.2 [185th of 224]
Gender development 0.47 [116th of 141]
Male population > Age 10-14 1,729,365 [35th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.11 [51st of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 1,584,426 [37th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.6 [51st of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 1,425,687 [37th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 5.04 [46th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 1,237,568 [38th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.38 [47th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 1,004,832 [43rd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.55 [116th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 795,776 [48th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.81 [171st of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 659,624 [48th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.33 [170th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 550,475 [47th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.95 [161st of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 468,442 [45th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.66 [151st of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 355,909 [47th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.26 [150th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 282,787 [48th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1 [136th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 222,086 [50th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.79 [136th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 153,679 [51st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.54 [142nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 85,648 [56th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.3 [159th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 52,364 [60th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.19 [159th of 224]
Median age > Female 20.8 years Time series [162nd of 224]
Median age > Male 20.5 years Time series [164th of 224]
Median age > Total 20.7 years Time series [161st of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Nepalese Time series
Nationality > Noun
Nepalese (singular and plural)
Percentage living in rural areas. 85% [5th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 15% [195th of 199]
Population 29,519,114 Time series [40th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 29,519,114 Time series [40th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 39.03 % Time series [53rd of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 57.32 % Time series [127th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 3.65 % Time series [127th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 2.02 annual % Time series [51st of 195]
Population growth rate 2.095% Time series [59th of 235]
Population in 2015 32,747 [41st of 225]
Population in largest city 814,941 Time series [114th of 118]
    Population in largest city (per capita) 0.03 per capita Time series [114th of 118]
Population in the largest city > % of urban population 19.01 % Time series [90th of 118]
Population, female > % of total 50.4 % Time series [99th of 190]
Projected population growth 110.78% [35th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 14 Sep 1990
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 26 Jan 1990
Rural population 22,845,670 Time series [24th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.842 per capita Time series [7th of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 1.45 annual % Time series [51st of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.05 [34th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.06 male(s)/female Time series [22nd of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.94 male(s)/female Time series [29th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female Time series [67th of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 1.06 [32nd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.05 [136th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.95 [28th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 1.06 [23rd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.07 [19th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 1.06 male(s)/female Time series [18th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.07 male(s)/female Time series [18th of 224]
Total fertility rate 3.91 children born/woman Time series [49th of 225]
Total Population 28,287,147 [40th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 3,339,955 [35th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 11.81 [65th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 3,058,230 [37th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 10.81 [67th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 2,753,078 [37th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 9.73 [59th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 2,391,649 [39th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 8.45 [56th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 1,942,642 [44th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 6.87 [128th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 1,544,449 [48th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 5.46 [179th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 1,294,344 [48th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 4.58 [174th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 1,085,108 [50th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.84 [168th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 919,313 [47th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 3.25 [154th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 721,767 [48th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.55 [153rd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 580,887 [48th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 2.05 [137th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 455,781 [54th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.61 [144th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 314,097 [54th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.11 [145th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 176,088 [61st of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.62 [164th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 109,308 [69th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.39 [176th of 224]
Total Population > Female 13,758,885 [42nd of 227]
Total Population > Male 14,528,262 [40th of 227]
Urban population 4,286,956 Time series [84th of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.158 per capita Time series [188th of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 5.1 annual % Time series [9th of 195]
Urbanization 12 [201st of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 5% [162nd of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 17.9% [162nd of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 40 [143rd of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 28 [132nd of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 39 [110th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 98 [174th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 540 [22nd of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 740 [26th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 11 [172nd of 172]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNICEF; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal

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