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Nepal: People and Society
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Population (millions): 20.535 (July 1993)
Year of last census: 1991
Sex distribution (%): males:51.2females: 48.8
Population estimates and projections (millions): 1940: 7.0001950: 8.0001960: 9.1801970: 11.2321980: 14.6421990: 19.1452000: 23.1762010: 27.807
Age profile (%): 0-14: 41.430-44: 17.460-74: 4.715-29: 25.545-59: 10.075 and over: 1.0
Median age (yrs): 19.0
Youth population (% age 15-24): 18.1 (1985) 20.1 (2000)
Total dependency ratio: 82.7 (1985)
Annual growth rate (%): 1950-55: 1.171955-60: 1.611960-65: 1.911965-70: 2.101970-75: 2.471975-80: 2.671980-85: 2.591985-90: 2.481990-95: 2.341995-2000: 2.252000-2005: 1.972005-2010: 1.682010-2015: 1.442015-2020: 1.262020-2025: 1.11
Hypothetical size of stationary population (millions): 61
Assumed year of reaching net reproduction rate of 1: 2030
Urban population (millions): 1.303 (1985)
Urban population (%): 9 (1988), 4 (1965)
Annual urban population growth rate (%, 1985-90): 6.86
Annual rural population growth rate (%, 1985-90): 2.06
Percentage of urban population in largest city: 27 (1980)
Population density per sq. km.: 148 (571/sq. mi.)
Vital Statistics
Crude birth rate (/1,000): 37.99 (1993); 46 (1965)
Crude death rate (/1,000): 13.66 (1993); 24 (1965)
Infant mortality rate (/1,000 live births): 85.8 (1993)
Maternal mortality rate(/100,000 live births): 850 (1980)
Life expectancy at birth (yrs)
total population: 51.98
male: 51.84
female: 52.12
Gross reporduction rate (/woman)(1980-85): 3.05
Total fertility rate (/woman): 5.33 (1993)
Rate of natural increase (/1,000): 24.7 (1988)
Average family size: 5.8
Net migration rate: 0.0
Women of childbearing age (15-49) (% of pop.): 47 (1988)
Married women of childbearing age (15-49) using contraception (%): 15
Languages
Total number of languages spoken: 30
Number of languages spoken by less than 1,000: 20
% of speakers of
Nepali: 48.7
Maithili: 11.2
Tamang: 6.0
Newari: 4.7
Tharu: 4.4
Magar: 3.8
Rai: 2.9
Gurung: 2.0
Religion
Percentage of total population who are
Hindu: 89
Buddhist: 9
Muslim: 2
Education Indicators
Literacy
Total (%): 26
Male (%): 38
Female (%): 13
First level
Schools: 12,491
Students: 1,952,504
Teachers: 55,207
Student/teacher ratio: 35.4
Net enrollment raio: 59 (1984)
Second level:
Schools: 5,325
Students: 579,517
Teachers: 20,662
Student/teacher ratio: 28.0
Net enrollment ratio: 19 (1984)
Vocational (1986)
Schools: 5
Students: 648
Teachers: 117
Student/teacher ratio: 5.5
Third level (postsecondary)
Institutions: 116 (1986)
Students: 67,555 (1986)
Teachers: 4,165 (1986)
Student/teacher raio: 16.2
Gross enrollment ratio: 4.9 (1985)
Students (/100,000 pop.): 414
% of population age 25 and over with postsecondary education: 6.8
Foreign study
Students abroad(excluding India): 2,209 (1988)of whom in
United States: 523 (1988)
Fance: 10(1988)
Federal Republic of Germany: 23 (1988)
United Kingdom: 91 (1987)
Public expenditure in education (1985)
% of GNP: 2.8
% of national budget: 10.8
Health Indicators
Health personnel (1988)
Physicians and dentists: 879 (persons per: 20,234)
Nurses: 601
Pharmacists: 427
Midwives: 2,062
Hospitals (1988)
Number: 96
Number of beds (/10,000): 2
Bed occupance rate (%): 61.5
Average length of stay (days): 7
Public health expenditures
As % of national budget: 5.7
Per capita (U.S.$): 1.70
Population with access to safe water (%): 29
Per capita daily food intake (calories): 1,914
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