Key demographics
- Population
- 31.1M
- Density
- 198.2/kmΒ²
- HDI
- 0.622 (Medium)
- Gini index (2010)
- 32.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.6 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.96
- Urban population (2025)
- 67.0%
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 68.7%
- Labor force (2025)
- 41.9%
- Gender wage gap (2017)
- 16.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 53.1%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 67.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 19.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 8.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.96
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 22.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 40.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 230.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Nepali | ΰ€¨ΰ₯ΰ€ͺΰ€Ύΰ€²ΰ₯ |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | 81.0% |
| Buddhism | 8.0% |
| Islam | 5.0% |
| Kirat | 3.0% |
| Christianity | 2.0% |
| Other | 1.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Janajati | 35.0% |
| Khas | 30.0% |
| Madheshi | 16.0% |
| Dalit | 14.0% |
| Musalman | 5.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Nepalese
- Demonym (female)
- Nepalese
- National anthem
- Sayaun Thunga Phulka
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.6 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 22.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 58/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 0.5/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.01/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 4.09/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $84
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 59.4%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 68.7%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.7% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 369
- Internet users (2024)
- 46.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 99.9/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 10.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 541/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 10.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 147,181 kmΒ²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Southern Asia
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+05:45
- Calling codes
- +977
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .np
- Maps
- Google Maps Β· OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Nepal is the world's only non-quadrilateral flag of a sovereign country. It takes the shape of two adjoining right-angled triangles and has a crimson red field with deep blue edges. Within the smaller upper triangle is an emblem of the upper half of a white sun resting on an upward facing white crescent. The lower triangle bears a white sun with twelve rays.
- National anthem
- Sayaun Thunga Phulka
- National holiday
- Republic Day