Fertility in Nepal (1950–2100)

Nepal
2026
Total fertility rate: 1.92
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2026 1996, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2026  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Nepal is projected at 1.92 children per woman in 2026 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (144 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.2 years old. In total, 542,047 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.92
Births
542,047
Births per 1,000 people
18.3
Mean age of mothers
25.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
29,629,410
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.30.1%438
15-1965.216.9%92,270
20-24143.837.3%210,532
25-29103.326.8%147,721
30-3450.313.0%65,963
35-3916.74.3%19,106
40-445.31.4%5,409
45-490.70.2%565
50-540.10.0%44