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Age structure

Nepal — 31 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 43% (female 4,479,950; male 4,692,575) 15-64 years: 55% (female 5,778,107; male 5,994,147) 65 years and over: 2% (female 305,502; male 310,588) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 42% (male 4,776,245; female 4,563,000) 15-64 years: 55% (male 6,172,821; female 5,945,626) 65 years and over: 3% (male 320,350; female 315,991) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years: 42% (male 4,994,992; female 4,692,691) 15-64 years: 55% (male 6,458,616; female 6,205,947) 65 years and over: 3% (male 376,962; female 378,256) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 42% (male 5,087,855; female 4,779,941) 15-64 years: 55% (male 6,655,865; female 6,387,255) 65 years and over: 3% (male 392,141; female 395,364) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 41% (male 5,182,829; female 4,869,895) 15-64 years: 55% (male 6,856,905; female 6,571,916) 65 years and over: 4% (male 407,797; female 413,311) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 41% (male 5,187,805; female 4,860,583) 15-64 years: 56% (male 7,056,784; female 6,746,293) 65 years and over: 3% (male 422,314; female 428,340) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 40.35% (male 5,267,234; female 4,933,910) 15-64 years: 56.16% (male 7,264,575; female 6,934,384) 65 years and over: 3.49% (male 437,813; female 446,547) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 40% (male 5,346,422; female 5,007,416) 15-64 years: 56.4% (male 7,476,202; female 7,125,471) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 453,263; female 465,143) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 39.7% (male 5,424,396; female 5,080,171) 15-64 years: 56.7% (male 7,692,134; female 7,320,059) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 468,697; female 484,112) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 39.4% (male 5,500,698; female 5,151,705) 15-64 years: 57% (male 7,912,553; female 7,518,430) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 483,998; female 503,282) (2004 est.)
2005 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 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 38.7% (male 5,648,959/female 5,291,447) 15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,365,526/female 7,925,941) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 513,777/female 541,497) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 38.3% (male 5,721,720/female 5,360,391) 15-64 years: 57.9% (male 8,597,037/female 8,134,115) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 528,113/female 560,414) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 38% (male 5,792,042/female 5,427,370) 15-64 years: 58.2% (male 8,832,488/female 8,345,724) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 542,192/female 579,298) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 36.6% (male 5,327,484/female 5,127,178) 15-64 years: 59.2% (male 8,094,494/female 8,812,675) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 566,666/female 634,880) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 36.6% (male 5,327,484/female 5,127,178) 15-64 years: 59.2% (male 8,094,494/female 8,812,675) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 566,666/female 634,880) (2010 est.)
2011 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.)
2012 0-14 years: 33.5% (male 5,108,258/ female 4,918,259) 15-64 years: 62% (male 8,929,300/ female 9,615,783) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 613,905/ female 705,181) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 32.6% (male 5,045,989/female 4,859,274) 15-24 years: 22.6% (male 3,444,428/female 3,431,127) 25-54 years: 34.9% (male 5,015,145/female 5,593,248) 55-64 years: 5.5% (male 820,014/female 860,439) 65 years and over: 4.5% (male 630,853/female 729,750) (2013 est.)
2014 0-14 years: 31.6% (male 4,989,268/female 4,805,381) 15-24 years: 22.6% (male 3,521,421/female 3,484,203) 25-54 years: 35.7% (male 5,273,079/female 5,775,404) 55-64 years: 5.6% (male 847,431/female 886,760) 65 years and over: 4.5% (male 648,917/female 755,111) (2014 est.)
2015 0-14 years: 30.72% (male 4,937,627/female 4,755,972) | 15-24 years: 22.51% (male 3,580,083/female 3,522,047) | 25-54 years: 36.5% (male 5,552,621/female 5,964,599) | 55-64 years: 5.67% (male 874,350/female 913,683) | 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 668,760/female 781,563) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 30.93% (male 4,646,048/female 4,333,105) | 15-24 years: 21.86% (male 3,176,158/female 3,169,721) | 25-54 years: 35.99% (male 4,707,264/female 5,740,985) | 55-64 years: 6.22% (male 877,288/female 927,202) | 65 years and over: 5.02% (male 723,523/female 732,620) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 30.2% (male 4,610,861/female 4,264,580) | 15-24 years: 21.73% (male 3,220,431/female 3,164,292) | 25-54 years: 36.58% (male 4,847,427/female 5,900,442) | 55-64 years: 6.32% (male 897,999/female 959,405) | 65 years and over: 5.17% (male 753,771/female 765,089) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 29.54% (male 4,578,768 /female 4,198,913) | 15-24 years: 21.52% (male 3,250,614 /female 3,145,807) | 25-54 years: 37.18% (male 4,987,071 /female 6,061,616) | 55-64 years: 6.42% (male 917,342 /female 991,937) | 65 years and over: 5.34% (male 785,893 /female 799,626) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Nepal Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Nepal. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a
2019 0-14 years: 29.54% (male 4,578,768 /female 4,198,913) | 15-24 years: 21.52% (male 3,250,614 /female 3,145,807) | 25-54 years: 37.18% (male 4,987,071 /female 6,061,616) | 55-64 years: 6.42% (male 917,342 /female 991,937) | 65 years and over: 5.34% (male 785,893 /female 799,626) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Nepal Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Nepal. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a
2020 0-14 years: 28.36% (male 4,526,786/female 4,073,642) | 15-24 years: 20.93% (male 3,276,431/female 3,070,843) | 25-54 years: 38.38% (male 5,251,553/female 6,387,365) | 55-64 years: 6.64% (male 954,836/female 1,059,360) | 65 years and over: 5.69% (male 852,969/female 874,092) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × South Asia :: Nepal Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Nepal. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a co
2021 0-14 years: 28.36% (male 4,526,786/female 4,073,642) 15-24 years: 20.93% (male 3,276,431/female 3,070,843) 25-54 years: 38.38% (male 5,251,553/female 6,387,365) 55-64 years: 6.64% (male 954,836/female 1,059,360) 65 years and over: 5.69% (male 852,969/female 874,092) (2020 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 28.36% (male 4,526,786/female 4,073,642) 15-24 years: 20.93% (male 3,276,431/female 3,070,843) 25-54 years: 38.38% (male 5,251,553/female 6,387,365) 55-64 years: 6.64% (male 954,836/female 1,059,360) 65 years and over: 5.69% (male 852,969/female 874,092) (2020 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 26.32% (male 4,175,742/female 3,956,153) 15-64 years: 67.52% (male 10,016,748/female 10,846,101) 65 years and over: 6.16% (2023 est.) (male 930,510/female 974,189)
2024 0-14 years: 25.8% (male 4,125,244/female 3,909,135) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 10,153,682/female 10,957,011) 65 years and over: 6.4% (2024 est.) (male 961,717/female 1,015,598)
2025 0-14 years: 25.8% (male 4,125,244/female 3,909,135) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 10,153,682/female 10,957,011) 65 years and over: 6.4% (2024 est.) (male 961,717/female 1,015,598)