Census population (2021)
Published29,164,578
NSO NPHC 2021·2021-11-25
Domain
People & Society
जनसंख्या
Population, vitals, literacy, HDI
Households
Published6.67M
NSO NPHC 2021·2021-11-25
Avg household size
Published4.37
NSO NPHC 2021·2021-11-25
Sex ratio (M per 100 F)
Published95.6
NSO NPHC 2021·2021-11-25
Literacy rate (5+)
Published76.2%
76%
High→LowFair
▼
NSO NPHC 2021·2021-11-25
Urban population share
Published66.2%
66%
Urbanized→RuralUrbanizing
▼
NSO NPHC 2021·2021-11-25
Includes municipalities under federal structure
Crude birth rate
Published19.8 per 1,000
UN WPP / NSO·2024
Crude death rate
Published6.3 per 1,000
UN WPP / NSO·2024
Life expectancy
Published71.2 years
Longer→ShorterGood
▼
UN WPP·2024
Human Development Index
Published0.601
60%
High→LowMedium
▼
UNDP HDR·2023/24
Literacy
Reading Nepal
76.2/100
Literacy %
High→LowFair
▼
100 %0 %
Settlement
Urban vs rural
66.2%
Urban
Urbanized→RuralUrbanizing
▼
100 %0 %
Development
HDI score
60/100
HDI ×100
High→LowMedium
▼
1.000.00
Structure
Age structure (illustrative millions)
Figures mix live connectors (NRB, USGS, RSS, World Bank) with curated official releases. Estimated values are labeled.