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Nepal

Nepal / NP

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Nepal in numbers.

Area147,180 kmยฒWorld # 94 โ†’Population29.6MWorld # 52 โ†’Population density201.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 62 โ†’Life expectancy70.6 yearsWorld # 148 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,536World # 181 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Nepal across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area147,180 kmยฒWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’Population29.6MWorld # 52 / 2025 โ†’Population density201.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 62 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,768World # 171 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2World # 106 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate19 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 80 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 123 / 2024 โ†’Median age24.7 yearsWorld # 165 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.6%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1428.1%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Urban population67%World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-364.7KWorld # 212 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-12.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 205 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.6%World # 161 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy70.6 yearsWorld # 148 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60.2 yearsWorld # 123 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 119 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate28.7%World # 35 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,536World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 45.5BWorld # 104 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 6,175World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.4%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.7%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment10.5%World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment20.6%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)30World # 132 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.7%World # 117 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 87 / 2010 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.7 per million peopleWorld # 123 / 2017 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,920 kcal/dayWorld # 99 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person14.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 166 / 2023 โ†’Rice production6M tWorld # 16 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production2M tWorld # 39 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production501.3 tWorld # 60 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area41.6%World # 73 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person351 kWh/personWorld # 129 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.6 tWorld # 170 / 2024 โ†’Internet use46.3%World # 163 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions99.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 138 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 104 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate16.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 83 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1%World # 119 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament33.1%World # 58 / 2024 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals230KWorld # 152 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 238MWorld # 122 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupHinduism2021 / 81.2%Main languageNepaliMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryTextiles and clothing2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal656 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightNepaliLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyNepalese RupeeNPRDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country