Nepal Population Pyramid 1954
Nepal in 1954
In 1954, Nepal had a total population of 9,087,775 people. With a median age of 19.6 years, Nepal had a youth dependency ratio of 72.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.0 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 9,087,776 | 19.6 | |
| Sri Lanka | 8,445,936 | 20.2 | |
| Afghanistan | 8,207,950 | 19.3 | |
| Bhutan | 189,453 | 18.4 | |
| Maldives | 79,999 | 19.6 |





