| Population: | 29,519,114 (July 2008 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 38% (male 5,792,042/female 5,427,370)
15-64 years: 58.2% (male 8,832,488/female 8,345,724)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 542,192/female 579,298) (2008 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 20.7 years
male: 20.5 years
female: 20.8 years (2008 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 2.095% (2008 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 29.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
| Death rate: | 8.97 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | Stotal population: 60.94 years
male: 61.12 years
female: 60.75 years (2008 est.) |
| 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) |
| Religions: | Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
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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) |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census) |
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