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Nepal: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 28,087,871 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 1.654 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 57.984 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 19.74 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 26.7 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.169 years (2017)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 4.2 billion kWh (2016) #122
Consumption 5 billion kWh (2016) #121
Imports 2.2 billion kWh (2016) #53
Renewable Electricity Generation 4.2 billion kWh (2016) #83

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2017) #126
Consumption 43 thousand bbl/day (2016) #107
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #114
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #78
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 47 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 32,120,305 (2016 est.)
Highways 27,990 km (2016)
Internet Users 5,716,419 (2016 est.)
Railways 53 km (2014)
Telephones 858,237 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Asia, between China and India
Total Area147,181 sq. km
Land Area143,351 sq. km
Water Area3,830 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatevaries from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south
TerrainTarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south, central hill region, rugged Himalayas in north
Lowest PointKanchan Kalan 70 m
Highest Point Mount Everest 8,850 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017