Nepal Population Pyramid 2031
Nepal in 2031
In 2031, Nepal is projected to have a population of 30,780,918 people. Compared with 2021, when the projection stands at 29,475,010, that represents growth of 4.4% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 28.5 years, Nepal would have a youth dependency ratio of 38.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.7 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 30,780,918 | 28.5 | |
| Sri Lanka | 23,861,631 | 36.1 | |
| Afghanistan | 51,376,001 | 19.4 | |
| Bhutan | 825,472 | 34.5 | |
| Maldives | 541,921 | 38.2 |





