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Fact about people of Nepal
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Population: |
27,676,547 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 39% (male
5,575,157/female 5,221,794)
15-64 years: 57.3% (male 8,137,410/female 7,720,691)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 499,039/female 522,456) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
Total: 20.07 years
male: 19.91 years
female: 20.24 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
2.2% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
31.45 births/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate: |
9.47 deaths/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 66.98
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 65.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 59.8
years
male: 60.09 years
female: 59.5 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
4.19 children
born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
61,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
3,100 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality: |
noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese |
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Ethnic groups: |
Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar
7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%,
other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% (2001 census) |
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Religions: |
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%,
Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
note: only official Hindu state in the world |
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Languages: |
Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%,
Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%,
other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)
note: many in government and business also speak English |
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Literacy: |
Definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: 27.6% (2003 est.) |
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