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Introduction - Nepal: | Location - Nepal: | People - Nepal: | Population | 28,901,790 (July 2007 est.) | | Age structure | 0-14 years: 38.3% (male 5,721,720/female 5,360,391)
15-64 years: 57.9% (male 8,597,037/female 8,134,115)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 528,113/female 560,414) (2007 est.) | | Median age | total: 20.5 years
male: 20.3 years
female: 20.6 years (2007 est.) | | Population growth rate | 2.132% (2007 est.) | | Birth rate | 30.46 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Death rate | 9.14 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.067 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.057 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.942 male(s)/female
total population: 1.056 male(s)/female (2007 est.) | | Infant mortality rate | total: 63.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 61.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 65.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 60.56 years
male: 60.78 years
female: 60.33 years (2007 est.) | | Total fertility rate | 4.01 children born/woman (2007 est.) | | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.5% (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 61,000 (2001 est.) | | Hiv aids deaths | 3,100 (2003 est.) | | Nationality | noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese | | Ethnic groups | 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 | Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
note: only official Hindu state in the world | | Languages | 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: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census) | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |