Nepal Population Pyramid 1951
Nepal in 1951
As of 1951, Nepal counted 8,572,664 inhabitants. With a median age of 19.6 years, Nepal had a youth dependency ratio of 72.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.9 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Nepal had on average 1.98 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 70.4 years on average (71.8 years for girls, 68.8 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
458,924 immigrants live in Nepal, 1.5% of the population.
| India | 412,190 |
| Bhutan | 26,552 |
| China | 18,757 |
| Pakistan | 1,170 |
| Bangladesh | 214 |
2,637,069 people born in Nepal live in other countries.
| India | 663,518 |
| Malaysia | 502,596 |
| Saudi Arabia | 297,561 |
| Qatar | 266,580 |
| United States of America | 264,317 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 8,572,664 | 19.6 | |
| Sri Lanka | 7,956,334 | 20.7 | |
| Afghanistan | 7,879,339 | 19.4 | |
| Iran | 16,921,275 | 21.5 | |
| Bhutan | 174,600 | 18.2 |





