Age structure:
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.)
Population growth rate: 2.34% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 33.83 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 10.41 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.99 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 75.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
57.84 years
male:
58.3 years
female:
57.35 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.68 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Nepalese
Ethnic groups: Newars, Indians, Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas
Religions:
Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981)
note:
only official Hindu state in the world
Languages: Nepali (official), over 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
27.5%
male:
40.9%
female:
14% (1995 est.)
People - note: refugee issue over the presence in Nepal of approximately 96,500 Bhutanese refugees, 90% of whom are in seven United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps
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