NPL / South Asia

Nepal

Snapshot ·
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Capital
Kathmandu
Currency
Nepalese rupee
Continent
Asia
Area
147,181.25 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q837 ↗ · Official languages: Nepali
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
29.62M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
45.49B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
1,535.88 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.65 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
10.47 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.96 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
70.64 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
-0.11 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.43 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
6,175.16 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
6.62 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
67 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
39.24 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
20.56 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
46.32 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
42.55 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.13 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: 29.62M
Nepal · Population26.25M27.2M28.14M29.09M30.03M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Population · people
YearNepal
202529,618,118
202429,651,054
202329,694,614
202229,715,436
202129,475,010
202028,966,574
201928,414,064
201828,079,689
201728,011,258
201627,955,462
201527,823,629
201427,672,370
201327,589,996
201227,534,915
201127,464,494
201027,341,952
200927,173,035
200826,990,037
200726,788,492
200626,565,425
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: 45.49B
Nepal · GDP5.4B16.33B27.27B38.2B49.13B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · GDP · current US$
YearNepal
202545,489,810,283.11
202443,298,911,699.93
202341,049,329,851.05
202241,182,939,519.82
202136,924,841,394.26
202033,433,659,301.25
201934,186,180,699.03
201833,111,525,237.15
201728,971,588,940.36
201624,524,109,483.53
201524,360,801,286.76
201422,731,612,922.19
201322,162,204,924.57
201221,703,100,877.13
201121,573,872,420.7
201016,002,656,434.47
200912,854,985,464.08
200812,545,438,605.4
200710,325,618,017.38
20069,043,715,355.89

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: 1,535.88
Nepal · GDP per capita220.89579.52938.151,296.791,655.422006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNepal
20251,535.88
20241,460.28
20231,382.38
20221,385.91
20211,252.75
20201,154.22
20191,203.14
20181,179.2
20171,034.28
2016877.26
2015875.54
2014821.46
2013803.27
2012788.2
2011785.52
2010585.28
2009473.08
2008464.82
2007385.45
2006340.43
% · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: 2.65
Nepal · Inflation1.394.036.689.3311.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Inflation · %
YearNepal
20252.65
20244.69
20237.12
20227.67
20214.13
20205.06
20195.57
20184.41
20172.78
20168.79
20157.87
20148.36
20139.04
20129.46
20119.23
20109.33
200911.09
20089.91
20072.27
20066.92

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: 10.47
Nepal · Unemployment10.1810.9611.7412.5213.32006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNepal
202510.47
202410.5
202310.44
202210.66
202112.24
202013.04
201910.48
201810.59
201710.66
201610.71
201510.64
201410.62
201310.67
201210.63
201110.63
201010.56
200910.58
200810.6
200710.64
200610.61

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: —
Nepal · Fertility rate1.862.162.462.773.072006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNepal
2025No data available
20241.96
20231.98
20222
20212.03
20202.05
20192.08
20182.12
20172.17
20162.23
20152.27
20142.32
20132.36
20122.42
20112.46
20102.54
20092.63
20082.74
20072.86
20062.97

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Nepal: —
Nepal · Life expectancy65.4266.8468.2669.6971.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nepal · Life expectancy · years
YearNepal
2025No data available
202470.64
202370.35
202270.09
202168.39
202069.11
201969.3
201869.04
201768.74
201668.44
201567.37
201467.81
201367.6
201267.36
201167.12
201066.77
200966.6
200866.44
200766.17
200665.89
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Nepal

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.