 |
People |
|
|
| Population |
25,873,917
(2003) |
| Age
Structure |
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) (2003) |
Human
development index
(HDI) value |
0.499
(2003) |
| Population
without sustainable access to an improved water source |
12
(2003) |
Urban
population
(as % of total) |
12.2
(2003) |
Population
with
sustainable access to an improved water source (%) |
88
(2003) |
Under-
nourished people
(as % of total population) |
19
(2003) |
Births
attended by skilled
health personnel (%) |
11
(2003) |
| People
living with HIV/AIDS |
Adults
(% age 15-49):0.49 Women (age 15-49):14,000 Children
(age 0-14):1,500 (2003) |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
59.9
(2003) |
Infant
mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) |
66
(2003) |
Probability
at birth of
surviving to age 65 |
Female
(% of cohort): 57.6 Male (% of cohort):56.4 (2003) |
Adult
literacy rate
(% age 15 and above) |
42.9
(2003) |
Gender-related
development
index (GDI) |
0.479
(2003) |
Seats
in parliament held by women (as % of total)
Lower or single house |
5.9
(2003) |
| Population
Growth Rate |
2.29%
(2002 est.) |
| Birth
Rate |
32.94
births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Death
Rate |
10.03
deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Net
Migration Rate |
0
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
| Infant
Mortality Rate |
72.36
deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
Total
population: 58.61 years
Female: 58.2 years (2002 est.)
Male: 59.01 years |
| Total
Fertility Rate |
4.48
children born/woman (2002 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- Adult Prevalence Rate |
0.29%
(1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- People Living with HIV/AIDS |
34,000
(1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS
- Deaths |
2,500
(1999 est.) |
| Ethnic
Groups |
Brahman,
Chetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa, Tharu,
and others (1995) |
| Religions |
Hinduism
86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other 2.2%
Note: Only official Hindu state in the world (1995) |
| 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)
|
| Literacy |
Definition:
Age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 27.5%
Male: 40.9%
Female: 14% (1995 est.) |
| Source:
www.geographyiq.com |
Brief
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