What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal?

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal was 70.35 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.

How does Nepal rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?

Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal

Name: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 70.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.35 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

167th

of 236 countries

All-time high

70.35 years

in 2023

All-time low

37.56 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal stood at 70.35 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal peaked at 70.35 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.56 years, in 1950.

Nepal ranks 167th of 236 countries on this measure, 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	37.86 years	37.56 years	38.41 years	10
1960s	40.53 years	38.65 years	42.72 years	10
1970s	45.33 years	43.15 years	47.77 years	10
1980s	50.81 years	48.33 years	54.01 years	10
1990s	58.71 years	54.77 years	62.04 years	10
2000s	64.88 years	62.64 years	66.6 years	10
2010s	67.96 years	66.77 years	69.3 years	10
2020s	69.48 years	68.38 years	70.35 years	4

Countries ranked near Nepal

164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
166 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
168 Guyana 70.18 years compare
169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
170 Greenland 70.06 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Nepal

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal?: Life expectancy for people of different ages in Nepal was 70.35 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.
How does Nepal rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.