Nepal vs World: Population, female
Nepal
52.3%
in 2025
World
49.7%
in 2025
Nepal rank
24th
World rank
29th
Population, female over time
- Nepal
- World
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 52.3% against 49.7% in World, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Nepal ranks 24th and World ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and World in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 50.1% | 0.3% | World |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 50.0% | 0.6% | World |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 49.9% | 0.7% | World |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.8% | 0.4% | World |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.7% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 49.7% | 2.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 49.7% | 2.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Nepal or World?
- Nepal, at 52.3% against 49.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Nepal and World?
- 2.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and World rank globally for population, female?
- Nepal ranks 24th and World ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.