Nepal Population Pyramid 1983
Nepal in 1983
In 1983, Nepal had a total population of 16,689,119 people. That is 25.7% more than in 1973, when the population stood at 13,275,240.
Half of the population was younger than 19.5 years; 41.0% were children under 15 and 3.6% were 65 or older. 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 | 16,689,119 | 19.5 | |
| Sri Lanka | 15,388,795 | 21.9 | |
| Afghanistan | 10,917,982 | 16.6 | |
| Bhutan | 477,460 | 18.7 | |
| Maldives | 179,128 | 16.9 |





