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Nepal:
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Other pages in this profile of Nepal:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 29,519,114 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 206.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 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.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.7 years male: 20.5 years female: 20.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.095% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 29.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 8.97 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 60.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 63.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 60.94 years male: 61.12 years female: 60.75 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.91 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.5% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 61,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 3,100 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: Japanese encephalitis and malaria (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Nepalese (singular and plural) adjective: Nepalese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition 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 |
Definition Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) |
Languages |
Definition 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 census) note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 48.6% male: 62.7% female: 34.9% (2001 census) |
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