| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 14 Apr 2024 |
There are 14.98 million males and 16.26 million females in Nepal. The percentage of the male population is 47.94%, compared to 52.06% of the female population. Nepal has 1.29 million more females than males, which is 12th highest in the world. The sex ratio in Nepal in 2024 will be 92.076 males per 100 females. Nepal is in the 28th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8,398,945 | 2.15 |
| 1955 | 9,284,895 | 1.87 |
| 1960 | 10,167,941 | 1.89 |
| 1965 | 11,232,951 | 2.09 |
| 1970 | 12,501,285 | 2.19 |
| 1975 | 13,925,541 | 2.18 |
| 1980 | 15,600,442 | 2.36 |
| 1985 | 17,540,571 | 2.27 |
| 1990 | 19,616,530 | 2.54 |
| 1995 | 22,305,571 | 2.17 |
| 2000 | 24,559,500 | 1.64 |
| 2005 | 26,285,110 | 0.99 |
| 2010 | 27,161,567 | 0.49 |
| 2015 | 27,610,325 | 0.67 |
| 2020 | 29,348,627 | 2.38 |
| 2021 | 30,034,989 | 2.24 |
| 2022 | 30,547,580 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | 30,896,590 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 31,240,315 | 1.09 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 218,304 | 395,211 | 25.994 | 47.059 |
| 1955 | 237,869 | 428,038 | 25.594 | 46.056 |
| 1960 | 252,886 | 458,470 | 24.851 | 45.054 |
| 1965 | 261,291 | 497,849 | 23.257 | 44.313 |
| 1970 | 264,861 | 537,320 | 21.186 | 42.980 |
| 1975 | 269,064 | 579,183 | 19.315 | 41.576 |
| 1980 | 268,943 | 632,269 | 17.241 | 40.532 |
| 1985 | 266,345 | 695,258 | 15.170 | 39.599 |
| 1990 | 248,380 | 747,765 | 12.660 | 38.114 |
| 1995 | 225,945 | 796,593 | 10.110 | 35.642 |
| 2000 | 204,297 | 754,096 | 8.294 | 30.614 |
| 2005 | 188,292 | 687,259 | 7.132 | 26.033 |
| 2010 | 190,785 | 616,815 | 6.987 | 22.589 |
| 2015 | 204,456 | 611,231 | 7.376 | 22.050 |
| 2020 | 210,466 | 602,598 | 7.209 | 20.640 |
| 2021 | 232,398 | 609,790 | 7.776 | 20.402 |
| 2022 | 203,387 | 616,657 | 6.651 | 20.165 |
| 2023 | 204,545 | 613,318 | 6.614 | 19.831 |
| 2024 | 205,732 | 608,426 | 6.579 | 19.457 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 227,119 | 8,256,206 | 2.677 |
| 1955 | 283,756 | 9,009,737 | 3.053 |
| 1960 | 350,230 | 9,712,781 | 3.480 |
| 1965 | 407,893 | 10,505,831 | 3.737 |
| 1970 | 474,634 | 11,523,295 | 3.956 |
| 1975 | 643,695 | 12,682,119 | 4.830 |
| 1980 | 907,698 | 13,994,465 | 6.091 |
| 1985 | 1,235,180 | 15,488,776 | 7.386 |
| 1990 | 1,660,139 | 17,089,267 | 8.854 |
| 1995 | 2,328,505 | 19,067,879 | 10.883 |
| 2000 | 3,180,501 | 20,560,410 | 13.397 |
| 2005 | 3,884,136 | 21,756,151 | 15.149 |
| 2010 | 4,531,339 | 22,491,798 | 16.768 |
| 2015 | 5,317,799 | 23,338,483 | 18.557 |
| 2020 | 6,226,233 | 24,034,011 | 20.576 |
| 2021 | 6,423,994 | 24,154,442 | 21.008 |
| 2022 | 6,627,181 | 24,267,699 | 21.451 |
| 2023 | 6,835,484 | 24,372,262 | 21.903 |
| 2024 | 7,048,429 | 24,466,205 | 22.366 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,525,445 | 1,459,534 | 2,984,979 | 9.55 | 104.516 |
| 05-09 | 1,499,617 | 1,434,700 | 2,934,316 | 9.39 | 104.525 |
| 10-14 | 1,476,128 | 1,426,321 | 2,902,449 | 9.29 | 103.492 |
| 15-19 | 1,541,903 | 1,501,113 | 3,043,017 | 9.74 | 102.717 |
| 20-24 | 1,629,387 | 1,623,662 | 3,253,049 | 10.41 | 100.353 |
| 25-29 | 1,423,898 | 1,605,055 | 3,028,953 | 9.70 | 88.713 |
| 30-34 | 1,072,285 | 1,437,037 | 2,509,323 | 8.03 | 74.618 |
| 35-39 | 821,263 | 1,196,647 | 2,017,909 | 6.46 | 68.630 |
| 40-44 | 762,232 | 987,876 | 1,750,109 | 5.60 | 77.159 |
| 45-49 | 702,852 | 812,908 | 1,515,760 | 4.85 | 86.461 |
| 50-54 | 625,032 | 678,436 | 1,303,467 | 4.17 | 92.128 |
| 55-59 | 544,112 | 569,552 | 1,113,664 | 3.56 | 95.533 |
| 60-64 | 454,195 | 475,618 | 929,813 | 2.98 | 95.496 |
| 65-69 | 362,955 | 395,575 | 758,530 | 2.43 | 91.754 |
| 70-74 | 266,299 | 308,822 | 575,120 | 1.84 | 86.231 |
| 75-79 | 161,573 | 200,581 | 362,154 | 1.16 | 80.552 |
| 80-84 | 77,139 | 103,950 | 181,089 | 0.58 | 74.208 |
| 85-89 | 23,926 | 36,837 | 60,764 | 0.19 | 64.951 |
| 90-94 | 4,796 | 9,050 | 13,847 | 0.04 | 52.994 |
| 95-99 | 617 | 1,187 | 1,804 | 0.01 | 51.980 |
| 100+ | 104 | 94 | 198 | 0.00 | 110.638 |
| Total | 14,975,758 | 16,264,555 | 31,240,314 | 92.076 | |