Nepal Population Pyramid 2035
Nepal in 2035
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Nepal at 31,798,005 in 2035. That would be 7.4% more than in 2025 (29,618,118).
With a projected median age of 30.1 years, Nepal would have a youth dependency ratio of 35.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 31,798,005 | 30.1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 24,196,475 | 37.1 | |
| Afghanistan | 56,647,233 | 20.3 | |
| Bhutan | 843,202 | 36.3 | |
| Maldives | 551,594 | 41.3 |





