Nepal Population Pyramid 2055
Nepal in 2055
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Nepal at 35,231,724 in 2055. Ten years before, in 2045, the projected population is 33,861,060 — 4.0% lower.
With a projected median age of 37.9 years, Nepal would have a youth dependency ratio of 26.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 18.3 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 | 35,231,724 | 37.9 | |
| Sri Lanka | 24,784,168 | 42.6 | |
| Bhutan | 883,406 | 45.2 | |
| Maldives | 595,919 | 50.9 | |
| Afghanistan | 83,578,887 | 25.3 |





