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
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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 19580 women aged 100+ in 19580 men aged 95-99 in 19580 women aged 95-99 in 1958900 men aged 90-94 in 19580 women aged 90-94 in 19580 men aged 85-89 in 19580 women aged 85-89 in 1958800 men aged 80-84 in 19580 women aged 80-84 in 19582 men aged 75-79 in 19584 women aged 75-79 in 1958705 men aged 70-74 in 19585 women aged 70-74 in 19587 men aged 65-69 in 19589 women aged 65-69 in 19586010 men aged 60-64 in 195811 women aged 60-64 in 195815 men aged 55-59 in 195815 women aged 55-59 in 19585017 men aged 50-54 in 195818 women aged 50-54 in 195820 men aged 45-49 in 195820 women aged 45-49 in 19584024 men aged 40-44 in 195825 women aged 40-44 in 195828 men aged 35-39 in 195828 women aged 35-39 in 19583032 men aged 30-34 in 195832 women aged 30-34 in 195836 men aged 25-29 in 195837 women aged 25-29 in 19582042 men aged 20-24 in 195842 women aged 20-24 in 195848 men aged 15-19 in 195848 women aged 15-19 in 19581055 men aged 10-14 in 195855 women aged 10-14 in 195865 men aged 5-9 in 195864 women aged 5-9 in 1958082 men aged 0-4 in 195882 women aged 0-4 in 1958age200400600800200400600800
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 52
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 7.40
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Year : 1958 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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