Country
Nepal
- Region
- South Asia
- Income group
- lower middle income
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- ISO code
- NP · NPL
74 indicators. Each shows the value, the rank among the world’s countries and the change over time – click to see the map.
- Population
- 29.6M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- 5,277 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices)
- Life expectancy
- 70.6 years
- CO₂ emissions per person
- 0.5 t CO₂
Population
- Population 29.6M 2025 52nd of 214
- Population density 207 people/km² 2024 63rd of 212
- Population growth -0.11 % per year 2025 177th of 214
- Natural increase 12.4 per 1,000 people 2023 85th of 228
- Net migration -12.3 per 1,000 people 2025 205th of 214
- Fertility rate 1.96 births per woman 2024 105th of 214
- Urban population 67.0 % 2025 98th of 214
- Median age 24.7 years 2023 159th of 228
- Population aged 65+ 6.6 % 2025 130th of 214
- Old-age dependency ratio 10.1 per 100 people aged 15–64 2025 128th of 214
- Children under 15 28.1 % 2025 80th of 214
Health
- Life expectancy 70.6 years 2024 148th of 214
- Life expectancy, women 72.1 years 2024 154th of 214
- Life expectancy, men 69.1 years 2024 137th of 214
- Life expectancy gap, women vs men 3.0 years 2024 198th of 214
- Infant mortality 22.2 per 1,000 births 2024 64th of 195
- Under-5 mortality 25.1 per 1,000 births 2024 66th of 195
- Maternal mortality 142 per 100,000 births 2023 51st of 193
- Health spending per person 84 USD 2023 149th of 190
- Health spending (PPP) 332 $ (PPP) 2023 141st of 191
- Physicians 1.01 per 1,000 people 2023 110th of 179
- Hospital beds 0.5 per 1,000 people 2023 139th of 150
- Measles immunization 97 % 2024 31st of 191
- Undernourishment 5.2 % 2024 78th of 165
- Tobacco use 28.7 % 2024 34th of 165
- Calorie supply 2,920 kcal per day 2023 95th of 175
- Meat supply 14.5 kg per person per year 2023 155th of 175
Economy
- GDP 45.5B USD 2025 102nd of 185
- GDP per capita 1,536 USD 2025 159th of 185
- GDP per capita (PPP) 5,277 int-$ (PPP, 2021 prices) 2025 146th of 184
- GDP per capita since 1820 3,014 int-$ (2011 prices) 2022 135th of 165
- GDP growth 4.4 % 2025 58th of 185
- GDP per capita growth 4.5 % 2025 32nd of 185
- Inflation 2.7 % 2025 91st of 169
- Unemployment 10.5 % 2025 33rd of 181
- Youth unemployment 20.6 % 2025 44th of 181
- Youth not in education, employment or training 34.8 % 2017 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Trade 40 % of GDP 2024 154th of 172
- Income inequality (Gini) 30.0 2022 121st of 151
- Extreme poverty 2.4 % 2022 70th of 151
- Agriculture in the economy 21.7 % of GDP 2024 29th of 187
- Women in the labour force 27.5 % 2025 165th of 181
Education and society
- Human Development Index (HDI) 0.622 2023 144th of 192
- Literacy rate 68.7 % 2019 99th of 122
- Education spending 4.1 % of GDP 2022 78th of 163
- Secondary school enrolment 90 % 2023 88th of 145
- Tertiary enrolment 19 % 2023 105th of 127
- Primary completion rate 117 % 2023 3rd of 135
- Women in parliament 33.1 % 2024 not ranked – no value for 2025
- Homicide rate 2.1 per 100,000 people 2020 73rd of 129
Technology and infrastructure
- Internet use 46 % 2024 148th of 182
- Mobile phone subscriptions 118 per 100 people 2023 89th of 172
- Fixed broadband 10.7 per 100 people 2023 101st of 169
- Access to electricity 97.9 % 2024 139th of 212
- Safe drinking water 16 % 2024 140th of 146
- Safely managed sanitation 53 % 2024 79th of 140
- Research and development 0.30 % of GDP 2010 not ranked – no value for 2023
Environment and energy
- CO₂ emissions 15.9 Mt CO₂ 2024 94th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person 0.5 t CO₂ 2024 159th of 201
- CO₂ emissions per person since 1850 0.63 t CO₂ 2024 169th of 212
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.2 Gt CO₂ 2024 126th of 212
- Greenhouse gases per person 1.4 t CO₂e 2024 168th of 201
- Forest area 43.6 % of land 2024 70th of 208
- Water stress 8 % 2022 96th of 176
- Arable land 12.6 % of land 2024 83rd of 205
- Renewable energy 73.7 % of final energy 2021 24th of 210
- Renewable electricity 100.0 % of electricity 2024 1st of 193
- Nuclear electricity 0.0 % of electricity 2024 32nd of 193
- Electricity from coal 0.0 % of electricity 2024 82nd of 193
- Electricity from wind 0.1 % of electricity 2024 102nd of 193
- Electricity from solar 1.1 % of electricity 2024 131st of 193
- Carbon intensity of electricity 24 g CO₂e/kWh 2024 191st of 193
- Electricity generation per person 375 kWh 2024 156th of 190
- PM2.5 air pollution 53.2 µg/m³ 2023 12th of 199
Nepal on other Ominuvo maps
- Languages of the worldNepali · official languageSource: Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3)
- Prices around the worldNepalese rupee (NPR)Source: ISO 4217
- Time zones mapUTC+5:45Source: IANA tz database (public domain)
- Plugs and sockets of the worldType C, D, M · 230 V · 50 Hz
- National dishes of the world3 national dishes
- Plants of the world10 characteristic plants
- Castles map1 castleSource: Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- UFO sightings map3 UFO sightings and unexplained cases
- VPN provider mapServers of 10 VPN providersSource: VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0)