Population, age 21, male in Nepal
Nepal: Population, age 21, male was 345,228 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, male in Nepal, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, male in Nepal stood at 345,228. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, male in Nepal peaked at 345,228 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 178,199, in 1990.
That places Nepal 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, age 21, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 178,199 | — |
| 1991 | 181,833 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 185,466 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 189,285 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 193,540 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 198,404 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 203,951 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 210,107 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 216,723 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 223,577 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 230,501 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 237,459 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 244,485 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 251,561 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 258,682 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 265,853 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 272,953 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 279,966 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 287,104 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 294,673 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 302,834 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 311,711 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 321,077 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 330,308 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 338,560 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 345,228 | +2.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 345,228 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 105,873, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 345,228 is above the median for South Asia, which is 249,020, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 198,108 | 178,199 | 223,577 | 10 |
| 2000s | 262,324 | 230,501 | 294,673 | 10 |
| 2010s | 324,953 | 302,834 | 345,228 | 6 |
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 population, age 21, male in Nepal?
- Population, age 21, male in Nepal was 345,228 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 345,228 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,199 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for population, age 21, male?
- Nepal ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 21, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population, age 21, male refers to the male population at the specified age.