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 19630 women aged 100+ in 19630 men aged 95-99 in 19630 women aged 95-99 in 1963900 men aged 90-94 in 19630 women aged 90-94 in 19630 men aged 85-89 in 19630 women aged 85-89 in 1963800 men aged 80-84 in 19630 women aged 80-84 in 196313 men aged 75-79 in 196318 women aged 75-79 in 19637023 men aged 70-74 in 196329 women aged 70-74 in 196335 men aged 65-69 in 196341 women aged 65-69 in 19636050 men aged 60-64 in 196356 women aged 60-64 in 196365 men aged 55-59 in 196370 women aged 55-59 in 19635082 men aged 50-54 in 196385 women aged 50-54 in 196398 men aged 45-49 in 1963102 women aged 45-49 in 196340118 men aged 40-44 in 1963120 women aged 40-44 in 1963140 men aged 35-39 in 1963140 women aged 35-39 in 196330167 men aged 30-34 in 1963168 women aged 30-34 in 1963202 men aged 25-29 in 1963200 women aged 25-29 in 196320245 men aged 20-24 in 1963239 women aged 20-24 in 1963305 men aged 15-19 in 1963296 women aged 15-19 in 196310332 men aged 10-14 in 1963326 women aged 10-14 in 1963364 men aged 5-9 in 1963359 women aged 5-9 in 19630471 men aged 0-4 in 1963463 women aged 0-4 in 1963age5001.0K1.5K2.0K5001.0K1.5K2.0K
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 33
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 7.60
02468
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Year : 1963 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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