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
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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:
62
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
12
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
6
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
92
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
83
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
77

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
12
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 19670 women aged 100+ in 19670 men aged 95-99 in 19670 women aged 95-99 in 1967900 men aged 90-94 in 19670 women aged 90-94 in 19670 men aged 85-89 in 19670 women aged 85-89 in 1967800 men aged 80-84 in 19670 women aged 80-84 in 19670 men aged 75-79 in 19670 women aged 75-79 in 1967700 men aged 70-74 in 19670 women aged 70-74 in 19670 men aged 65-69 in 19670 women aged 65-69 in 1967600 men aged 60-64 in 19670 women aged 60-64 in 19670 men aged 55-59 in 19670 women aged 55-59 in 1967500 men aged 50-54 in 19670 women aged 50-54 in 19673 men aged 45-49 in 19670 women aged 45-49 in 1967405 men aged 40-44 in 19670 women aged 40-44 in 19675 men aged 35-39 in 19675 women aged 35-39 in 1967305 men aged 30-34 in 19675 women aged 30-34 in 19675 men aged 25-29 in 19675 women aged 25-29 in 1967205 men aged 20-24 in 19675 women aged 20-24 in 19675 men aged 15-19 in 19675 women aged 15-19 in 1967105 men aged 10-14 in 19675 women aged 10-14 in 19679 men aged 5-9 in 19678 women aged 5-9 in 1967010 men aged 0-4 in 196710 women aged 0-4 in 1967age1020304010203040
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 35
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 2.02
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Year : 1967 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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