| Population: |
25,284,463 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.32% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
33.4 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
10.22 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
74.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
58.22 years
male:
58.65 years
female:
57.77 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.29% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
34,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
2,500 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Nepalese
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| Ethnic groups: |
Brahman, Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu, and others (1995)
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| Religions: |
Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%
note:
only official Hindu state in the world (1995)
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| Languages: |
Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; note - many in government and business also speak English (1995)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
27.5%
male:
40.9%
female:
14% (1995 est.)
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