Life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal
Nepal: Life expectancy at birth, total was 70.35 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 70.35 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal peaked at 70.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.15 years, in 1970.
Nepal ranks 147th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.33 years | 43.15 years | 47.77 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.81 years | 48.33 years | 54.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.71 years | 54.77 years | 62.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.88 years | 62.64 years | 66.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.96 years | 66.77 years | 69.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.48 years | 68.39 years | 70.35 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 144 Dominica 71.13 years compare
- 145 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
- 146 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
- 148 Guyana 70.18 years compare
- 149 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
- 150 Philippines 69.83 years compare
More population data for Nepal
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.601 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.41 million (2100)
- Population density 222.05 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.601 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 19,598 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.96 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.24 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.98 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Nepal was 70.35 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.15 years in 1970.
- How does Nepal rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Nepal ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release