Country profile · NPL
Nepal
Region · South Asia Population · 29.7M people
These estimates describe populations, not individual outcomes. Select a country or region to see more of the measures used in the simulation.
Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 2.3%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 174 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 1.98
- Expected years of schooling
- 12.5 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 15%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 51% / 14%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.30
- Urban population
- 67%
- Employment in agriculture
- 24%
- Internet use
- 46%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.15%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 2.1 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 16.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 53%
- Women married before age 18
- 33%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 5.16
Religion
- Hinduism81%
- Buddhism9%
- Islam5%
- Other religions5%
Major cities
- Kathmandu
- Pokhara
- Biratnagar
Common hazards
- Earthquakes
Common migration destinations
- India
- Qatar
- Malaysia
- the United Arab Emirates