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Nepal People 1996

Population:

21,560,869 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 4,479,950; male 4,692,575)

15-64 years:

55% (female 5,778,107; male 5,994,147)

65 years and over:

2% (female 305,502; male 310,588) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.44% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

37.31 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

12.9 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

81.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

53.09 years

male:

52.86 years

female:

53.34 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.15 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Nepalese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Nepalese

Ethnic divisions:

Newars, Indians, Tibetans, Gurungs, Magars, Tamangs, Bhotias, Rais, Limbus, Sherpas

Religions:

Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%, Muslim 3%, other 2% (1981)

note:

only official Hindu state in world, although no sharp distinction between many Hindu and Buddhist groups

Languages:

Nepali (official), 20 languages divided into numerous dialects

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

26%

male:

38%

female:

13%

Labor force:

8.5 million (1991 est.)

by occupation:

agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry 2%

note:

severe lack of skilled labor

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