| People | Nepal |
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Population:
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29,391,883 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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206 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 19% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 4.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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KATHMANDU (capital) 990,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 34.6% (male 5,177,264/female 4,983,864)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 8,607,338/female 9,344,537)
65 years and over: 4.4% (male 597,628/female 681,252) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 21.6 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 22.5 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.596% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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22.17 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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380 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 66.16 years
male: 64.94 years
female: 67.44 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.47 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2004) |
Hospital bed density:
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5 beds/1,000 population (2006) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 87% of population
total: 88% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 13% of population
total: 12% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 27% of population
total: 31% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49% of population
rural: 73% of population
total: 69% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.4% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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64,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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4,700 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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38.8% (2006) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Nepali (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepali |
Ethnic groups:
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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 census) |
Religions:
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Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) |
Languages:
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Nepali (official) 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 census)
note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2003) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.6% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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