NPL / South Asia

Nepal

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Capital
Kathmandu
Currency
Nepalese rupee
Continent
Asia
Area
147,181.25 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q837 · Official languages: Nepali
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
29.62M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
45.49B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,535.88 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
2.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
10.47 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.96 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
70.64 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Nepal: 29.62M
Nepal · Population26.25M27.2M28.14M29.09M30.03M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Population · people
YearNepal
202529,618,118
202429,651,054
202329,694,614
202229,715,436
202129,475,010
202028,966,574
201928,414,064
201828,079,689
201728,011,258
201627,955,462
201527,823,629
201427,672,370
201327,589,996
201227,534,915
201127,464,494
201027,341,952
200927,173,035
200826,990,037
200726,788,492
200626,565,425
current US$ · 20062025
2025Nepal: 45.49B
Nepal · GDP5.4B16.33B27.27B38.2B49.13B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · GDP · current US$
YearNepal
202545,489,810,283.11
202443,298,911,699.93
202341,049,329,851.05
202241,182,939,519.82
202136,924,841,394.26
202033,433,659,301.25
201934,186,180,699.03
201833,111,525,237.15
201728,971,588,940.36
201624,524,109,483.53
201524,360,801,286.76
201422,731,612,922.19
201322,162,204,924.57
201221,703,100,877.13
201121,573,872,420.7
201016,002,656,434.47
200912,854,985,464.08
200812,545,438,605.4
200710,325,618,017.38
20069,043,715,355.89

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Nepal: 1,535.88
Nepal · GDP per capita220.89579.52938.151,296.791,655.422006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNepal
20251,535.88
20241,460.28
20231,382.38
20221,385.91
20211,252.75
20201,154.22
20191,203.14
20181,179.2
20171,034.28
2016877.26
2015875.54
2014821.46
2013803.27
2012788.2
2011785.52
2010585.28
2009473.08
2008464.82
2007385.45
2006340.43
% · 20062025
2025Nepal: 2.65
Nepal · Inflation1.394.036.689.3311.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Inflation · %
YearNepal
20252.65
20244.69
20237.12
20227.67
20214.13
20205.06
20195.57
20184.41
20172.78
20168.79
20157.87
20148.36
20139.04
20129.46
20119.23
20109.33
200911.09
20089.91
20072.27
20066.92

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Nepal: 10.47
Nepal · Unemployment10.1810.9611.7412.5213.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNepal
202510.47
202410.5
202310.44
202210.66
202112.24
202013.04
201910.48
201810.59
201710.66
201610.71
201510.64
201410.62
201310.67
201210.63
201110.63
201010.56
200910.58
200810.6
200710.64
200610.61

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Nepal:
Nepal · Fertility rate1.862.162.462.773.072006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNepal
2025No data available
20241.96
20231.98
20222
20212.03
20202.05
20192.08
20182.12
20172.17
20162.23
20152.27
20142.32
20132.36
20122.42
20112.46
20102.54
20092.63
20082.74
20072.86
20062.97

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Nepal:
Nepal · Life expectancy65.4266.8468.2669.6971.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Life expectancy · years
YearNepal
2025No data available
202470.64
202370.35
202270.09
202168.39
202069.11
201969.3
201869.04
201768.74
201668.44
201567.37
201467.81
201367.6
201267.36
201167.12
201066.77
200966.6
200866.44
200766.17
200665.89
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology