Population, male (% of total population) in Nepal
Nepal: Population, male (% of total population) was 47.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Nepal is 47.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Nepal peaked at 50.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 195th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male (% of total population) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.1% | — |
| 1961 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 47.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 47.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 50.4%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 49.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 47.7% | 48.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Nepal?
- Population, male in Nepal was 47.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for population, male?
- Nepal ranks 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.