Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Nepal stood at 70.35 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.56 years | — |
| 1951 | 37.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 37.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 37.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 37.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 37.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 37.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 38.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 38.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 38.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 38.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 38.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 39.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 39.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 40.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 40.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 41.24 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 41.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 42.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 42.72 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 43.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 43.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 44.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 44.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 44.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 45.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 45.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 46.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 47.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 47.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 48.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 48.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 49.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 49.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 50.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 50.92 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 51.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 52.38 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 53.11 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 54.77 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 55.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 56.69 years | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 57.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 58.63 years | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 59.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 61.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 62.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.64 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 64.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 66.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.37 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.44 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 68.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.04 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 70.09 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 70.35 years | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 70.35 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 70.35 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 73.82 years, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.35 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.56 years in 1950.
- How does Nepal rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.