United Nations Population Fund

UNFPA Nepal

Active in Nepal since 1971, UNFPA has supported the health-sector programme, enhanced the national response to gender-based violence, and implemented the population and housing census. Today, programmes support the subnational capacity for planning and managing population, gender and reproductive health programmes, and strategies in districts that have made slow progress in achieving the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).

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Population

Population, by age group, per cent
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    Population aged 0-14
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    Population aged 15-64
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    Population aged 65+

Sexual and reproductive health

Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
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    Births attended by skilled health personnel

Family Planning

Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
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    Modern method  

Education

Total net enrolment rate, percent

Gender, Rights, and Human Capital

Decision making on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, percent, 2007-2022:
63
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
71
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
11
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
72
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
91
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
91

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
35
Female genital mutilation prevalence among girls aged 15-19, percent, 2022:
-
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Demographic Dividend: Nepal View more

Population Pyramid

Year: 1950
1000 men aged 100+ in 19590 women aged 100+ in 19590 men aged 95-99 in 19590 women aged 95-99 in 1959900 men aged 90-94 in 19590 women aged 90-94 in 19590 men aged 85-89 in 19590 women aged 85-89 in 1959800 men aged 80-84 in 19590 women aged 80-84 in 195911 men aged 75-79 in 195912 women aged 75-79 in 19597021 men aged 70-74 in 195925 women aged 70-74 in 195931 men aged 65-69 in 195935 women aged 65-69 in 19596044 men aged 60-64 in 195948 women aged 60-64 in 195956 men aged 55-59 in 195959 women aged 55-59 in 19595070 men aged 50-54 in 195973 women aged 50-54 in 195988 men aged 45-49 in 195990 women aged 45-49 in 19594098 men aged 40-44 in 195997 women aged 40-44 in 1959116 men aged 35-39 in 1959113 women aged 35-39 in 195930130 men aged 30-34 in 1959132 women aged 30-34 in 1959141 men aged 25-29 in 1959147 women aged 25-29 in 195920152 men aged 20-24 in 1959154 women aged 20-24 in 1959192 men aged 15-19 in 1959190 women aged 15-19 in 195910254 men aged 10-14 in 1959252 women aged 10-14 in 1959294 men aged 5-9 in 1959290 women aged 5-9 in 19590347 men aged 0-4 in 1959338 women aged 0-4 in 1959age100200300400500100200300400500
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 40
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 6.81
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Year : 1959 Note: Years 2017 to 2100 are projected data.
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Source: United Nations, Population Division, World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision
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