Nepal Population Pyramid 2038
Nepal in 2038
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Nepal at 32,484,801 in 2038. Compared with 2028, when the projection stands at 29,947,584, that represents growth of 8.5% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 31.3 years, Nepal would have a youth dependency ratio of 33.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.0 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 32,484,802 | 31.3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 24,407,043 | 37.9 | |
| Afghanistan | 60,597,838 | 21.0 | |
| Bhutan | 855,557 | 37.7 | |
| Maldives | 559,230 | 43.3 |





