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Nepal    People Top of Page
Population: 25,284,463 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years:  40.35% (male 5,267,234; female 4,933,910)

15-64 years:  56.16% (male 7,264,575; female 6,934,384)

65 years and over:  3.49% (male 437,813; female 446,547) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.32% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 33.4 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.98 male(s)/female

total population:  1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 74.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population:  58.22 years

male:  58.65 years

female:  57.77 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.29% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 34,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 2,500 (1999 est.)
Nationality: noun:  Nepalese (singular and plural)

adjective:  Nepalese
Ethnic groups: Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others (1995)
Religions: Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%

note:  only official Hindu state in the world (1995)
Languages: Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; note - many in government and business also speak English (1995)
Literacy: definition:  age 15 and over can read and write

total population:  27.5%

male:  40.9%

female:  14% (1995 est.)

 

Countryfacts Information Courtesy: CIA Worldbook








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