Nepal People:
Population:
27,676,547 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 39% (male:5,575,157; female:5,221,794)
15-64 years: 57.3% (male:8,137,410; female:7,720,691)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male:499,039; female:522,456) (2005)
Median age:
total: 20.07 years
male: 19.91 years
female: 20.24 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.2% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
31.45 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
9.47 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 66.98 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 65.25 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 68.79 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 59.8 years (2005 est.)
male: 60.09 years
female: 59.5 years
Total fertility rate:
4.19 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.5% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
61,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
3,100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese
Ethnic groups:
Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% (2001)
Religions:
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001)
note: Only official Hindu state in the world
Languages:
Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001)
note: Many in government and business also speak English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: 27.6% (2003)
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