Nepal Population Pyramid 2085
Nepal in 2085
By 2085, the population of Nepal is expected to reach 34,422,253. That would be 3.0% less than in 2075 (35,502,912).
With a projected median age of 46.3 years, Nepal would have a youth dependency ratio of 24.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 42.4 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 34,422,253 | 46.3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 22,944,819 | 48.7 | |
| Bhutan | 771,297 | 50.1 | |
| Maldives | 513,877 | 50.1 | |
| Iran | 87,949,724 | 51.2 |





