Median age vs births per woman in Nepal
Nepal: Median age vs births per woman was 24.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age vs births per woman in Nepal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 24.68 for median age vs births per woman in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Nepal peaked at 24.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.11, in 1990.
That places Nepal 159th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.54 | 18.44 | 18.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.59 | 18.46 | 18.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.68 | 18.57 | 18.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.37 | 18.13 | 18.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.15 | 18.11 | 18.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.99 | 18.25 | 19.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.23 | 20.22 | 22.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.13 | 23.45 | 24.68 | 4 |
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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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8575 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,401 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.8873 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 19,598 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Nepal?
- Median age vs births per woman in Nepal was 24.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.11 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Nepal ranks 159th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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