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
  •  
    Population aged 0-14
  •  
    Population aged 15-64
  •  
    Population aged 65+

Sexual and reproductive health

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

Family Planning

Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
  •  
    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:
82
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
47
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
6
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
95
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
91
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
92

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
9
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 19810 women aged 100+ in 19810 men aged 95-99 in 19810 women aged 95-99 in 1981900 men aged 90-94 in 19810 women aged 90-94 in 19810 men aged 85-89 in 19810 women aged 85-89 in 1981800 men aged 80-84 in 19810 women aged 80-84 in 198123 men aged 75-79 in 198126 women aged 75-79 in 19817045 men aged 70-74 in 198150 women aged 70-74 in 198173 men aged 65-69 in 198176 women aged 65-69 in 198160108 men aged 60-64 in 1981108 women aged 60-64 in 1981147 men aged 55-59 in 1981143 women aged 55-59 in 198150187 men aged 50-54 in 1981176 women aged 50-54 in 1981222 men aged 45-49 in 1981216 women aged 45-49 in 198140276 men aged 40-44 in 1981262 women aged 40-44 in 1981335 men aged 35-39 in 1981326 women aged 35-39 in 198130392 men aged 30-34 in 1981411 women aged 30-34 in 1981472 men aged 25-29 in 1981454 women aged 25-29 in 198120572 men aged 20-24 in 1981549 women aged 20-24 in 1981690 men aged 15-19 in 1981657 women aged 15-19 in 198110825 men aged 10-14 in 1981787 women aged 10-14 in 1981995 men aged 5-9 in 1981951 women aged 5-9 in 198101,263 men aged 0-4 in 19811,210 women aged 0-4 in 1981age5001.0K1.5K2.0K2.5K5001.0K1.5K2.0K2.5K
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 50
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 8.80
02468
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Year : 1981 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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