Nepal People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
30,666,598 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Nepali (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepali
Ethnic groups
Chhettri 16.6%, Brahman-Hill 12.2%, Magar 7.1%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.8%, Newar 5%, Kami 4.8%, Muslim 4.4%, Yadav 4%, Rai 2.3%, Gurung 2%, Damai/Dholii 1.8%, Thakuri 1.6%, Limbu 1.5%, Sarki 1.4%, Teli 1.4%, Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.3%, Koiri/Kushwaha 1.2%, other 19% (2011 est.)
note: 125 caste/ethnic groups were reported in the 2011 national census
Languages
Nepali (official) 44.6%, Maithali 11.7%, Bhojpuri 6%, Tharu 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.2%, Bajjika 3%, Magar 3%, Doteli 3%, Urdu 2.6%, Avadhi 1.9%, Limbu 1.3%, Gurung 1.2%, Baitadeli 1%, other 6.4%, unspecified 0.2%; note - 123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2011 national census; many in government and business also speak English (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%, Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%, other 0.5%, unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 28.36% (male 4,526,786/female 4,073,642)
15-24 years: 20.93% (male 3,276,431/female 3,070,843)
25-54 years: 38.38% (male 5,251,553/female 6,387,365)
55-64 years: 6.64% (male 954,836/female 1,059,360)
65 years and over: 5.69% (male 852,969/female 874,092) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 54.9
youth dependency ratio: 45.5
elderly dependency ratio: 9.4
potential support ratio: 10.7 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 25.3 years
male: 23.9 years
female: 26.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.78% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
17.53 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-4.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low
Urbanization
urban population: 21.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 3.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.521 million KATHMANDU (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.4 years (2016 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Maternal mortality ratio
186 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 25.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.4 years
male: 71.66 years
female: 73.17 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.9 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
46.7% (2019)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 92.7% of population
rural: 94.4% of population
total: 94.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 7.3% of population
rural: 5.6% of population
total: 5.9% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
4.5% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
0.85 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
0.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 95.1% of population
rural: 85.7% of population
total: 87.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.9% of population
rural: 14.3% of population
total: 12.3% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.1% (2021 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: high (2020)
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
4.1% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 0.36 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 30.4% (2020 est.)
male: 47.9% (2020 est.)
female: 12.8% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
24.4% (2019)
Child marriage
women married by age 15: 7.9%
women married by age 18: 32.8%
men married by age 18: 9% (2019 est.)
Education expenditures
4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78.6%
female: 59.7% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 20.5%
male: 19.2%
female: 22.5% (2017 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Nepal on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nepal 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nepal 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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