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Population Pyramid of Nepal2024

Total population
29.7M
Median age
26
Peak year
2067
Peak population
35.8M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 8.4M · median age 19.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 15.6M · median age 19.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 24.5M · median age 19.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 29.7M · median age 26
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 34.6M · median age 36
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 31.8M · median age 48.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Nepal presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 26 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 28.4% of the population; people 65 and older account for 6.5%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Nepal's peak population in 2067.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 8.4 million with median age 19.6. Projected 2100 values are 31.8 million and median age 48.4.

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