Population, age 20, total in Nepal
Nepal: Population, age 20, total was 684,561 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 20, total in Nepal stood at 684,561. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Nepal peaked at 684,561 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 360,324, in 1990.
That places Nepal 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 404,002 | 360,324 | 454,697 | 10 |
| 2000s | 529,782 | 467,569 | 597,226 | 10 |
| 2010s | 646,873 | 613,317 | 684,561 | 5 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 157,456 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.96 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 126.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Nepal?
- Population, age 20, total in Nepal was 684,561 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 684,561 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,324 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for population, age 20, total?
- Nepal ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.