People Of Nepal

Nationality:	noun: Nepali (singular and plural)  adjective: Nepali
Ethnic groups:	Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8% (2001 census)
Languages:	Nepali (official) 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census) note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)
Religions:	Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Population:	30,430,267 (July 2013 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 32.6% (male 5,045,989/female 4,859,274) 15-24 years: 22.6% (male 3,444,428/female 3,431,127)  25-54 years: 34.9% (male 5,015,145/female 5,593,248)  55-64 years: 5.5% (male 820,014/female 860,439)  65 years and over: 4.5% (male 630,853/female 729,750) (2013 est.)
Dependency ratios:	total dependency ratio: 66.1 % youth dependency ratio: 57.6 %  elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 %  potential support ratio: 11.7 (2013)
Median age:	total: 22.4 years male: 21.7 years  female: 23.2 years (2013 est.)
Population growth rate:	1.81% (2013 est.)
Birth rate:	21.48 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
Death rate:	6.68 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
Net migration rate:	3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
Urbanization:	urban population: 17% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 3.62% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:	KATHMANDU (capital) 990,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female  15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female  25-54 years: 0.88 male(s)/female  55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female  65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female  total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth:	20.1 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:	170 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 41.76 deaths/1,000 live births male: 41.8 deaths/1,000 live births  female: 41.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 66.86 years male: 65.57 years  female: 68.19 years (2013 est.)
Total fertility rate:	2.36 children born/woman (2013 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate:	49.7% (2011)
Health expenditures:	5.5% of GDP (2010)
Physicians density:	0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
Hospital bed density:	5 beds/1,000 population (2006)
Drinking water source:	improved:  urban: 93% of population  rural: 88% of population  total: 89% of population  unimproved: urban: 7% of population  rural: 12% of population  total: 11% of population (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access:	improved:  urban: 48% of population  rural: 27% of population  total: 31% of population  unimproved: urban: 52% of population  rural: 73% of population  total: 69% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	0.4% (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:	64,000 (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	4,700 (2009 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:	1.4% (2008)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:	29.1% (2011)
Education expenditures:	4.7% of GDP (2010)
Literacy:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 57.4%  male: 71.1%  female: 46.7% (2011 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):	total: 9 years male: 10 years  female: 8 years (2002)