Editing Demographics of Nepal (section)

== Vital statistics ==

=== UN estimates ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+UN estimates
! rowspan=2|Year
! colspan=3|Nos. in year
! colspan=3|Rates per 1000
! rowspan=2|Total<br>fertility<br>rate
! rowspan=2|Infant<br>mortality<br>rate<br>per 1000
! rowspan=2|Life<br>expectancy<br>(years)
|-
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural<br>change
! Crude<br>birth<br>rate
! Crude<br>death<br>rate
! Natural<br>change
|-
|1950
|&nbsp;  395,000
|&nbsp;  218,000
|&nbsp;  177,000
|47.1
|26.0
|21.1
|6.00
|226.7
|37.68
|-
|1951
|&nbsp; 404,000
|&nbsp; 222,000
|&nbsp; 181,000
|47.0
|25.9
|21.1
|6.02
|226.0
|37.75
|-
|1952
|&nbsp; 411,000
|&nbsp; 226,000
|&nbsp; 185,000
|46.9
|25.8
|21.1
|6.03
|225.4
|37.84
|-
|1953
|&nbsp; 418,000
|&nbsp; 231,000
|&nbsp; 187,000
|46.7
|25.8
|20.9
|6.04
|225.0
|37.87
|-
|1954
|&nbsp; 424,000
|&nbsp; 235,000
|&nbsp; 189,000
|46.4
|25.7
|20.7
|6.04
|224.6
|37.90
|-
|1955
|&nbsp; 428,000
|&nbsp; 238,000
|&nbsp; 190,000
|46.1
|25.6
|20.5
|6.03
|224.0
|37.98
|-
|1956
|&nbsp; 433,000
|&nbsp; 241,000
|&nbsp; 192,000
|45.8
|25.5
|20.3
|6.02
|223.2
|38.05
|-
|1957
|&nbsp; 438,000
|&nbsp; 244,000
|&nbsp; 194,000
|45.4
|25.3
|20.1
|6.01
|222.2
|38.14
|-
|1958
|&nbsp; 444,000
|&nbsp; 248,000
|&nbsp; 196,000
|45.2
|25.2
|20.0
|6.00
|221.1
|38.19
|-
|1959
|&nbsp; 449,000
|&nbsp; 250,000
|&nbsp; 199,000
|44.9
|25.0
|19.9
|5.99
|219.4
|38.41
|-
|1960
|&nbsp; 458,000
|&nbsp; 253,000
|&nbsp; 206,000
|45.1
|24.9
|20.2
|6.03
|217.1
|38.56
|-
|1961
|&nbsp; 468,000
|&nbsp; 255,000
|&nbsp; 213,000
|45.1
|24.6
|20.5
|6.06
|214.4
|38.86
|-
|1962
|&nbsp; 476,000
|&nbsp; 258,000
|&nbsp; 218,000
|45.0
|24.4
|20.6
|6.08
|211.2
|39.15
|-
|1963
|&nbsp; 483,000
|&nbsp; 260,000
|&nbsp; 223,000
|44.8
|24.1
|20.7
|6.07
|207.5
|39.45
|-
|1964
|&nbsp; 492,000
|&nbsp; 260,000
|&nbsp; 231,000
|44.7
|23.7
|21.0
|6.07
|203.1
|39.99
|-
|1965
|&nbsp; 498,000
|&nbsp; 261,000
|&nbsp; 237,000
|44.3
|23.3
|21.1
|6.03
|198.7
|40.45
|-
|1966
|&nbsp; 505,000
|&nbsp; 262,000
|&nbsp; 243,000
|44.0
|22.9
|21.2
|6.00
|194.2
|40.87
|-
|1967
|&nbsp; 513,000
|&nbsp; 263,000
|&nbsp; 251,000
|43.8
|22.4
|21.4
|5.98
|189.7
|41.40
|-
|1968
|&nbsp; 523,000
|&nbsp; 264,000
|&nbsp; 259,000
|43.7
|22.1
|21.6
|5.97
|185.5
|41.80
|-
|1969
|&nbsp; 529,000
|&nbsp; 264,000
|&nbsp; 265,000
|43.3
|21.6
|21.7
|5.91
|181.1
|42.33
|-
|1970
|&nbsp; 537,000
|&nbsp; 265,000
|&nbsp; 272,000
|43.0
|21.2
|21.8
|5.88
|177.1
|42.83
|-
|1971
|&nbsp; 546,000
|&nbsp; 265,000
|&nbsp; 280,000
|42.7
|20.8
|21.9
|5.84
|172.9
|43.31
|-
|1972
|&nbsp; 551,000
|&nbsp; 267,000
|&nbsp; 284,000
|42.2
|20.4
|21.8
|5.78
|169.1
|43.69
|-
|1973
|&nbsp; 554,000
|&nbsp; 268,000
|&nbsp; 287,000
|41.6
|20.1
|21.5
|5.69
|165.5
|44.04
|-
|1974
|&nbsp; 568,000
|&nbsp; 269,000
|&nbsp; 299,000
|41.7
|19.7
|22.0
|5.74
|161.9
|44.46
|-
|1975
|&nbsp; 579,000
|&nbsp; 269,000
|&nbsp; 310,000
|41.6
|19.3
|22.3
|5.75
|158.2
|45.04
|-
|1976
|&nbsp; 592,000
|&nbsp; 270,000
|&nbsp; 322,000
|41.6
|19.0
|22.6
|5.75
|154.6
|45.54
|-
|1977
|&nbsp; 601,000
|&nbsp; 271,000
|&nbsp; 330,000
|41.3
|18.6
|22.7
|5.73
|150.9
|46.01
|-
|1978
|&nbsp; 614,000
|&nbsp; 270,000
|&nbsp; 344,000
|41.2
|18.1
|23.1
|5.72
|147.0
|46.68
|-
|1979
|&nbsp; 625,000
|&nbsp; 270,000
|&nbsp; 355,000
|41.0
|17.7
|23.3
|5.69
|142.9
|47.27
|-
|1980
|&nbsp; 632,000
|&nbsp; 269,000
|&nbsp; 363,000
|40.5
|17.2
|23.3
|5.64
|139.0
|47.89
|-
|1981
|&nbsp; 645,000
|&nbsp; 269,000
|&nbsp; 375,000
|40.4
|16.9
|23.5
|5.60
|135.4
|48.39
|-
|1982
|&nbsp; 658,000
|&nbsp; 269,000
|&nbsp; 388,000
|40.2
|16.5
|23.7
|5.58
|130.9
|48.94
|-
|1983
|&nbsp; 672,000
|&nbsp; 270,000
|&nbsp; 401,000
|40.1
|16.1
|24.0
|5.56
|126.8
|49.43
|-
|1984
|&nbsp; 686,000
|&nbsp; 268,000
|&nbsp; 418,000
|40.0
|15.6
|24.4
|5.54
|122.7
|50.23
|-
|1985
|&nbsp; 695,000
|&nbsp; 266,000
|&nbsp; 429,000
|39.6
|15.2
|24.4
|5.47
|118.6
|50.88
|-
|1986
|&nbsp; 706,000
|&nbsp; 264,000
|&nbsp; 441,000
|39.3
|14.7
|24.6
|5.42
|114.3
|51.54
|-
|1987
|&nbsp; 717,000
|&nbsp; 259,000
|&nbsp; 457,000
|39.0
|14.1
|24.9
|5.36
|110.2
|52.48
|-
|1988
|&nbsp; 726,000
|&nbsp; 258,000
|&nbsp; 469,000
|38.7
|13.7
|25.0
|5.31
|105.7
|53.07
|-
|1989
|&nbsp; 735,000
|&nbsp; 251,000
|&nbsp; 484,000
|38.3
|13.1
|25.3
|5.25
|101.0
|54.13
|-
|1990
|&nbsp; 748,000
|&nbsp; 248,000
|&nbsp; 499,000
|38.1
|12.7
|25.5
|5.21
|96.5
|54.83
|-
|1991
|&nbsp; 757,000
|&nbsp; 244,000
|&nbsp; 513,000
|37.6
|12.1
|25.5
|5.14
|92.1
|55.71
|-
|1992
|&nbsp; 768,000
|&nbsp; 239,000
|&nbsp; 529,000
|37.1
|11.6
|25.6
|5.04
|87.6
|56.71
|-
|1993
|&nbsp; 791,000
|&nbsp; 236,000
|&nbsp; 555,000
|37.1
|11.1
|26.1
|5.00
|83.8
|57.62
|-
|1994
|&nbsp; 795,000
|&nbsp; 230,000
|&nbsp; 565,000
|36.4
|10.5
|25.9
|4.91
|79.4
|58.55
|-
|1995
|&nbsp; 797,000
|&nbsp; 226,000
|&nbsp; 571,000
|35.6
|10.1
|25.5
|4.79
|75.6
|59.32
|-
|1996
|&nbsp; 787,000
|&nbsp; 222,000
|&nbsp; 565,000
|34.5
|9.7
|24.7
|4.60
|72.1
|59.98
|-
|1997
|&nbsp; 773,000
|&nbsp; 216,000
|&nbsp; 557,000
|33.2
|9.3
|23.9
|4.39
|68.3
|60.77
|-
|1998
|&nbsp; 768,000
|&nbsp; 210,000
|&nbsp; 558,000
|32.3
|8.8
|23.5
|4.24
|65.2
|61.55
|-
|1999
|&nbsp; 760,000
|&nbsp; 207,000
|&nbsp; 553,000
|31.4
|8.5
|22.8
|4.08
|61.8
|62.11
|-
|2000
|&nbsp; 754,000
|&nbsp; 204,000
|&nbsp; 550,000
|30.6
|8.3
|22.3
|3.94
|58.7
|62.61
|-
|2001
|&nbsp; 739,000
|&nbsp; 199,000
|&nbsp; 540,000
|29.5
|7.9
|21.6
|3.76
|55.8
|63.34
|-
|2002
|&nbsp; 724,000
|&nbsp; 202,000
|&nbsp; 522,000
|28.5
|8.0
|20.5
|3.59
|53.2
|63.26
|-
|2003
|&nbsp; 719,000
|&nbsp; 196,000
|&nbsp; 523,000
|27.9
|7.6
|20.3
|3.46
|50.5
|64.20
|-
|2004
|&nbsp; 707,000
|&nbsp; 192,000
|&nbsp; 515,000
|27.1
|7.4
|19.7
|3.31
|48.1
|64.82
|-
|2005
|&nbsp; 687,000
|&nbsp; 188,000
|&nbsp; 499,000
|26.0
|7.1
|18.9
|3.14
|46.0
|65.46
|-
|2006
|&nbsp; 666,000
|&nbsp; 187,000
|&nbsp; 479,000
|25.0
|7.0
|18.0
|2.97
|44.1
|65.87
|-
|2007
|&nbsp; 650,000
|&nbsp; 185,000
|&nbsp; 465,000
|24.2
|6.9
|17.3
|2.84
|42.2
|66.33
|-
|2008
|&nbsp; 637,000
|&nbsp; 188,000
|&nbsp; 449,000
|23.6
|6.9
|16.6
|2.72
|40.1
|66.42
|-
|2009
|&nbsp; 625,000
|&nbsp; 187,000
|&nbsp; 438,000
|23.0
|6.9
|16.1
|2.60
|38.3
|66.76
|-
|2010
|&nbsp; 617,000
|&nbsp; 191,000
|&nbsp; 426,000
|22.6
|7.0
|15.6
|2.51
|36.7
|66.81
|-
|2011
|&nbsp; 614,000
|&nbsp; 189,000
|&nbsp; 425,000
|22.4
|6.9
|15.5
|2.44
|35.1
|67.31
|-
|2012
|&nbsp; 615,000
|&nbsp; 192,000
|&nbsp; 423,000
|22.3
|7.0
|15.4
|2.39
|33.7
|67.47
|-
|2013
|&nbsp; 613,000
|&nbsp; 190,000
|&nbsp; 423,000
|22.2
|6.9
|15.4
|2.33
|32.2
|67.97
|-
|2014
|&nbsp; 614,000
|&nbsp; 193,000
|&nbsp; 421,000
|22.2
|7.0
|15.2
|2.29
|30.6
|68.09
|-
|2015
|&nbsp; 611,000
|&nbsp; 204,000
|&nbsp; 407,000
|22.1
|7.4
|14.7
|2.25
|29.6
|67.46
|-
|2016
|&nbsp; 607,000
|&nbsp; 193,000
|&nbsp; 414,000
|21.8
|6.9
|14.8
|2.20
|27.7
|68.78
|-
|2017
|&nbsp; 603,000
|&nbsp; 197,000
|&nbsp; 407,000
|21.4
|7.0
|14.4
|2.15
|26.6
|68.91
|-
|2018
|&nbsp; 600,000
|&nbsp; 201,000
|&nbsp; 399,000
|21.0
|7.0
|14.0
|2.10
|25.5
|68.98
|-
|2019
|&nbsp; 602,000
|&nbsp; 198,000
|&nbsp; 404,000
|20.9
|6.9
|14.0
|2.08
|24.5
|69.56
|-
|2020
|&nbsp; 603,000
|&nbsp; 210,000
|&nbsp; 392,000
|20.6
|7.2
|13.4
|2.06
|23.8
|69.25
|-
|2021
|&nbsp; 610,000
|&nbsp; 232,000
|&nbsp; 377,000
|20.4
|7.8
|12.6
|2.03
|22.8
|68.45
|}
'''CBR''' = crude birth rate (per 1000); '''CDR''' = crude death rate (per 1000); '''NC''' = natural change (per 1000); '''TFR''' = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); '''IMR''' = infant mortality rate per 1000 births

Source: [[UN DESA]], World Population Prospects, 2022<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=7870:7941|cols=X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>

=== Structure of the population ===

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|-
! width="80" |Age group
! width="80" |Male
! width="80" |Female
! width="80" |Total
! width="80" |%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 12 849 041
| align="right" | 13 645 463
| align="right" | 26 494 504
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 314 957
| align="right" | 1 253 006
| align="right" | 2 567 963
| align="right" | 9.69
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 635 176
| align="right" | 1 569 683
| align="right" | 3 204 859
| align="right" | 12.10
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 764 630
| align="right" | 1 710 794
| align="right" | 3 475 424
| align="right" | 13.12
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 443 191
| align="right" | 1 488 789
| align="right" | 2 931 980
| align="right" | 11.07
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 043 981
| align="right" | 1 314 090
| align="right" | 2 358 071
| align="right" | 8.90
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 917 243
| align="right" | 1 162 111
| align="right" | 2 079 354
| align="right" | 7.85
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 770 577
| align="right" | 964 728
| align="right" | 1 735 305
| align="right" | 6.55
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 740 200
| align="right" | 864 119
| align="right" | 1 604 319
| align="right" | 6.06
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 660 290
| align="right" | 725 831
| align="right" | 1 386 121
| align="right" | 5.23
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 575 101
| align="right" | 597 858
| align="right" | 1 172 959
| align="right" | 4.43
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 505 864
| align="right" | 499 612
| align="right" | 1 005 476
| align="right" | 3.80
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 412 892
| align="right" | 405 371
| align="right" | 818 263
| align="right" | 3.09
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 368 451
| align="right" | 388 376
| align="right" | 756 827
| align="right" | 2.86
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 277 782
| align="right" | 276 667
| align="right" | 554 449
| align="right" | 2.09
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 199 610
| align="right" | 195 543
| align="right" | 395 153
| align="right" | 1.49
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 117 358
| align="right" | 117 777
| align="right" | 235 135
| align="right" | 0.89
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 62 787
| align="right" | 65 990
| align="right" | 128 777
| align="right" | 0.49
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 25 810
| align="right" | 26 716
| align="right" | 52 526
| align="right" | 0.20
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 8 940
| align="right" | 11 395
| align="right" | 20 335
| align="right" | 0.08
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 4 201
| align="right" | 7 007
| align="right" | 11 208
| align="right" | 0.04
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80" |Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 4 714 763
| align="right" | 4 533 483
| align="right" | 9 248 246
| align="right" | 34.91
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 7 437 790
| align="right" | 8 410 885
| align="right" | 15 848 675
| align="right" | 59.82
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 696 488
| align="right" | 701 095
| align="right" | 1 397 583
| align="right" | 5.27
|-
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 13 784 009
| align="right" | 14 647 486 
| align="right" | 28 431 494
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 525 630
| align="right" | 1 424 537
| align="right" | 2 950 167
| align="right" | 10.38
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 368 495 
| align="right" | 1 305 783
| align="right" | 2 674 278
| align="right" | 9.41
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 564 080
| align="right" | 1 498 784
| align="right" | 3 062 865
| align="right" | 10.77
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 680 525
| align="right" | 1 636 790
| align="right" | 3 317 315
| align="right" | 11.67
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 476 611
| align="right" | 1 545 309
| align="right" | 3 021 919
| align="right" | 10.63
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 033 222
| align="right" | 1 307 709
| align="right" | 2 340 931
| align="right" | 8.23
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 860 512
| align="right" | 1 138 303
| align="right" | 1 998 816
| align="right" | 7.03
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 771 970
| align="right" | 968 815
| align="right" | 1 740 784
| align="right" | 6.12
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 691 192
| align="right" | 830 797
| align="right" | 1 521 989
| align="right" | 5.35
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 632 128
| align="right" | 701 958
| align="right" | 1 334 086
| align="right" | 4.69
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 552 834
| align="right" | 587 346
| align="right" | 1 140 179
| align="right" | 4.01
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 462 675
| align="right" | 468 275
| align="right" | 930 950
| align="right" | 3.27
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 382 738
| align="right" | 387 360
| align="right" | 770 098
| align="right" | 2.71
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 303 255
| align="right" | 324 567
| align="right" | 627 821
| align="right" | 2.21
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 231 131
| align="right" | 251 818
| align="right" | 482 949
| align="right" | 1.70
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 162 123
| align="right" | 177 791
| align="right" | 339 914
| align="right" | 1.20
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 84 889
| align="right" | 91 543
| align="right" | 176 432
| align="right" | 0.62
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 4 458 205
| align="right" | 4 229 104
| align="right" | 8 687 309
| align="right" | 30.56
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 8 544 406
| align="right" | 9 572 663
| align="right" | 18 117 069
| align="right" | 63.72
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 781 398
| align="right" | 845 719
| align="right" | 1 627 117
| align="right" | 5.72
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 14 734 201
| align="right" | 15 643 853 
| align="right" | 30 378 055
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 575 174
| align="right" | 1 459 441
| align="right" | 3 034 615
| align="right" | 9.99
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 515 051  
| align="right" | 1 414 346
| align="right" | 2 929 396
| align="right" | 9.64
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 364 270
| align="right" | 1 301 906
| align="right" | 2 666 176
| align="right" | 8.78
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 549 116
| align="right" | 1 493 723
| align="right" | 3 042 838
| align="right" | 10.02
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 646 148
| align="right" | 1 627 247
| align="right" | 3 273 395
| align="right" | 10.78
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 437 092
| align="right" | 1 531 252
| align="right" | 2 968 344
| align="right" | 9.77
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 002 200
| align="right" | 1 293 007
| align="right" | 2 295 206
| align="right" | 7.56
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 835 668
| align="right" | 1 124 125
| align="right" | 1 959 793
| align="right" | 6.45
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 749 759
| align="right" | 954 458
| align="right" | 1 704 217
| align="right" | 5.61
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 668 244
| align="right" | 814 481
| align="right" | 1 482 726
| align="right" | 4.88
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 604 753
| align="right" | 682 332
| align="right" | 1 287 085
| align="right" | 4.24
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 518 686
| align="right" | 563 320
| align="right" | 1 082 006
| align="right" | 3.56
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 420 366
| align="right" | 439 121
| align="right" | 859 487
| align="right" | 2.83
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 330 597 
| align="right" | 348 942
| align="right" | 679 539
| align="right" | 2.24
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 241 518
| align="right" | 272 499
| align="right" | 514 018
| align="right" | 1.69
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 160 174 
| align="right" | 186 318
| align="right" | 346 493
| align="right" | 1.14
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 115 385
| align="right" | 137 335
| align="right" | 252 721
| align="right" | 0.83
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 4 454 495
| align="right" | 4 175 693
| align="right" | 8 630 188
| align="right" | 28.41
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 9 432 032
| align="right" | 10 523 066
| align="right" | 19 955 098
| align="right" | 65.69
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 847 674
| align="right" | 945 094
| align="right" | 1 792 768
| align="right" | 5.90
|-
|}
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=== Life expectancy ===
{{needs update|date=May 2024}}
[[File:Life_expectancy_in_Nepal.svg|thumb|350px|Historical development of life expectancy in Nepal]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />years
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />years
|-
|1950–1955
|34.0
|1985–1990
|52.1
|-
|1955–1960
|34.6
|1990–1995
|56.4
|-
|1960–1965
|36.2
|1995–2000
|60.5
|-
|1965–1970
|39.1
|2000–2005
|64.0
|-
|1970–1975
|42.0
|2005–2010
|66.7
|-
|1975–1980
|44.9
|2010–2015
|68.9
|-
|1980–1985
|48.3
|
|
|}
Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|access-date=2017-07-15|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Demographic and Health Survey ===

Total fertility rate (TFR) (wanted fertility rate) and crude birth rate (CBR):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=11&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|title=MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys|work=worldbank.org|access-date=16 July 2014|archive-date=4 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904173731/http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=11&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total
! colspan=2| Urban
! colspan=2| Rural
|-
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 1996
| 37
| 4.64 (2.9)
| 27
| 2.85 (1.9)
| 38
| 4.83 (3.1)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 2001
| 33.5
| 4.1 (2.5)
| 20.6
| 2.1 (1.4)
| 34.9
| 4.4 (2.6)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 2006
| 28.4
| 3.1 (2.0)
| 21.9
| 2.1 (1.4)
| 29.5
| 3.3 (2.1)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 2011
| 24.3
| 2.6 (1.8)
| 16.6
| 1.6 (1.2)
| 25.5
| 2.8 (1.8)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 2016
| 22.4
| 2.3 (1.7)
| 19.9
| 2.0 (1.5)
| 26.3
| 2.9 (2.1)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 2022
| 20.0
| 2.1 (1.7)
| 19.3
| 2.0 (1.6)
| 21.4
| 2.4 (1.8)
|}

The following demographic statistics are from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).<ref name="Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR257/FR257.pdf |title=Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011. |access-date=2011-05-07 |archive-date=3 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803085926/http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR257/FR257.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Median birth intervals (median number of months since preceding birth)'''
:Total: 36.2
:Rural: 35.9
:Urban: 40.3 (2011)

'''Median age at first birth'''
:Median age: 20.1 (2011)

'''Fertility rate – past trend and present'''
:Total fertility rate: 4.6 children born/woman (1996)
:Total fertility rate: 4.1 children born/woman (2001)
:Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (2006)

:Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman
:Rural fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman
:Urban fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (2011)

'''Ideal family size – mean ideal number of children'''
:Overall (female/male): 2.1 / 2.3
:Currently married (female/male): 2.2 / 2.3
:Urban (female/male): 1.9 / 2.0
:Rural (female/male): 2.2 / 2.3 (2011)

'''Ideal family size by gender and age group'''
:Below is a table of the ideal family size by gender and age for 2011.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Age
! Women
! Men
|-
| 15–19
| 1.9
| 2.2
|-
| 20–24
|  1.9
|  2.1
|-
| 25–29
|  2.1
|  2.1
|-
| 30–34
|  2.2
|  2.3
|-
| 35–39
|  2.3
|  2.4
|-
| 40–44
|  2.5
|  2.4
|-
| 45–49
|  2.6
|  2.6
|}