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Nepal: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 29,674,920 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 1.83 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 51.467 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 21.008 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 23.6 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.067 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 3.09 billion kWh (2020) #132
Consumption 4.676 billion kWh (2019) #123
Exports 0.107 billion kWh (2019) #88
Imports 1.729 billion kWh (2019) #57
Renewable Electricity Generation 3.087 billion kWh (2020) #93

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 49.44 thousand bbl/day (2019) #104
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #99

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #58
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 47 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 39,178 (2018 est.)
Highways 27,990 km (2016)
Internet Users 5,716,419 (2016 est.)
Railways 59 km (2018)
Telephones 799,368 (2018 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 8,848 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020