Total dependency ratio in Nepal
Nepal: Total dependency ratio was 54.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Nepal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total dependency ratio in Nepal stood at 54.0%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Nepal peaked at 82.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 128th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.2% | 77.0% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 77.3% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 79.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 81.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 70.5% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 58.7% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.0% | 56.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 125 New Zealand 54.2% compare
- 126 Paraguay 54.2% compare
- 127 Lao PDR 54.1% compare
- 129 American Samoa 54.0% compare
- 130 Norway 53.9% compare
- 131 Syrian Arab Republic 53.9% compare
More population data for Nepal
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 222.05 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.41 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.96 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.96 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 19,598 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.96 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.91 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Nepal?
- Total dependency ratio in Nepal was 54.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for total dependency ratio?
- Nepal ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).