Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Nepal
Nepal: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.98 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.98 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
114th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.09 live births per woman
in 1961
All-time low
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Nepal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.98 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Nepal peaked at 6.09 live births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.98 live births per woman, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 114th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Nepal, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.06 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.06 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.06 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.07 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.07 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.07 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.06 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.05 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.04 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 6.03 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.07 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 6.09 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.08 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.06 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.04 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.01 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.98 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.95 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 5.89 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.87 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.84 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.8 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 5.7 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5.75 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 5.73 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.72 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.69 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.68 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.64 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.6 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 5.58 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.55 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.54 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.51 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.46 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 5.4 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 5.35 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 5.31 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.26 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.21 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.15 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.07 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.04 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.96 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.87 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.67 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.44 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 4.28 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.13 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.98 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.79 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.6 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.44 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.28 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.12 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.97 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.86 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.74 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.63 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.54 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.46 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.42 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.36 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.32 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.27 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.23 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.17 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.12 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.08 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.05 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.02 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.98 live births per woman | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.01 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 6.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.74 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.45 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 111 Cook Islands 2.04 live births per woman compare
- 112 Martinique 2.01 live births per woman compare
- 113 Belize 2.01 live births per woman compare
- 115 New Caledonia 1.98 live births per woman compare
- 115 Peru 1.98 live births per woman compare
- 117 India 1.98 live births per woman compare
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 fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Nepal?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Nepal was 1.98 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 live births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Nepal ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.