Population, female in Nepal
Nepal: Population, female was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 52.3% for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Nepal peaked at 52.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1985.
That places Nepal 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.9% | — |
| 1961 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.7% | 52.3% | 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 70 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 24 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Nepal?
- Population, female in Nepal was 52.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1985.
- How does Nepal rank for population, female?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.