Nepal Population Pyramid 2043
Nepal in 2043
By 2043, the population of Nepal is expected to reach 33,499,438. That would be 7.0% more than in 2033 (31,304,031).
The median age is projected at 33.3 years, with 30.9 children under 15 and 13.3 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). 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 | 33,499,438 | 33.3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 24,666,659 | 39.1 | |
| Bhutan | 871,100 | 40.0 | |
| Maldives | 573,136 | 46.7 | |
| Afghanistan | 67,375,164 | 22.3 |





