Age dependency ratio in Nepal
Nepal: Age dependency ratio was 53.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Nepal is 53.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Nepal peaked at 82.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2025.
That places Nepal 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.5% | — |
| 1961 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 54.4% | 53.1% | 56.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Nepal?
- Age dependency ratio in Nepal was 53.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for age dependency ratio?
- Nepal ranks 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.