Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nepal
Nepal: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 19,037 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nepal, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 19,037 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nepal peaked at 19,037 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,992, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 41st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,992 | — |
| 1965 | 6,453 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 7,113 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 7,921 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 8,853 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 9,899 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 11,113 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 12,606 | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 14,429 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 16,542 | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 19,037 | +15.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 19,037 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,755, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 19,037 is above the median for South Asia, which is 19,037, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,222 | 5,992 | 6,453 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,517 | 7,113 | 7,921 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9,376 | 8,853 | 9,899 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11,860 | 11,113 | 12,606 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15,486 | 14,429 | 16,542 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19,037 | 19,037 | 19,037 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nepal?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Nepal was 19,037 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 19,037 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,992 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.