Facts and Figures about Nepal
 
(est. 2005)
  
Population: 27,676,547  
 

Population age structure:
0-14 years: 39% (male 5,575,157/female 5,221,794)
15-64 years: 57.3% (male 8,137,410/female 7,720,691)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 499,039/female 522,456) (2005 est.)

 
     
 

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

 
     
 

Population growth rate: 2.2%
Birth rate: 31.45 births/1,000 population

  
     
 

Death rate: 9.47 deaths/1,000 population

  
     
 

Infant mortality rate: total: 66.98 deaths/1,000 live births
total: 66.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 65.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

 
     
 

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.8 years
male: 60.09 years
female: 59.5 years (2005 est.)

 
     
  Total fertility rate: 4.19 children born/woman  
     
  Religions: Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
 
     
  Languages: Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)  
     
 

Literacy:45.2% (population aged 15 years and over who can read and write)
male: 62.7%, female 27.6%

  
     
 

Population density: 157 persons/sq.km
Urban/rural breakdown: 14% Urban, 86% Rural

  
     
     
  Sources: The World Fact Book; Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal

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