Age dependency ratio, young in Nepal
Nepal: Age dependency ratio, young was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young 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, young in Nepal is 42.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Nepal peaked at 75.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 80th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.2% | — |
| 1961 | 72.2% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.7% | 71.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 71.5% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 73.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 74.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 62.7% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 49.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 42.9% | 47.1% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (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, young in Nepal?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Nepal was 42.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Nepal ranks 80th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.