Nepal Population Pyramid 2000
Nepal in 2000
The population of Nepal in 2000 was 24,546,509. A decade earlier, in 1990, the population was 19,524,573; it has grown by 25.7% since.
Half of the population was younger than 19.3 years; 40.9% were children under 15 and 3.8% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 24,546,509 | 19.3 | |
| Afghanistan | 20,130,327 | 15.0 | |
| Sri Lanka | 19,293,054 | 27.2 | |
| Bhutan | 596,863 | 20.0 | |
| Maldives | 282,019 | 18.9 |





