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Median age in Nepal

Nepal: Median age was 24.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.68 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
24.68 years
in 2023
All-time low
18.11 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Nepal, 1950–2023

0510152025195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Nepal stood at 24.68 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Nepal peaked at 24.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.11 years, in 1990.

That places Nepal 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Nepal, year by year

Year years Change
1950 18.57 years —
1951 18.59 years +0.1%
1952 18.6 years +0.0%
1953 18.59 years -0.0%
1954 18.58 years -0.1%
1955 18.56 years -0.1%
1956 18.54 years -0.1%
1957 18.51 years -0.1%
1958 18.47 years -0.2%
1959 18.44 years -0.2%
1960 18.46 years +0.1%
1961 18.49 years +0.2%
1962 18.53 years +0.2%
1963 18.56 years +0.2%
1964 18.59 years +0.1%
1965 18.6 years +0.1%
1966 18.61 years +0.1%
1967 18.64 years +0.2%
1968 18.69 years +0.2%
1969 18.72 years +0.2%
1970 18.73 years +0.1%
1971 18.73 years +0.0%
1972 18.73 years -0.0%
1973 18.73 years +0.0%
1974 18.72 years -0.0%
1975 18.7 years -0.1%
1976 18.67 years -0.2%
1977 18.63 years -0.2%
1978 18.6 years -0.2%
1979 18.57 years -0.2%
1980 18.54 years -0.1%
1981 18.52 years -0.1%
1982 18.49 years -0.2%
1983 18.46 years -0.2%
1984 18.43 years -0.2%
1985 18.38 years -0.3%
1986 18.32 years -0.3%
1987 18.25 years -0.4%
1988 18.18 years -0.4%
1989 18.13 years -0.3%
1990 18.11 years -0.1%
1991 18.12 years +0.1%
1992 18.16 years +0.2%
1993 18.18 years +0.1%
1994 18.17 years -0.1%
1995 18.14 years -0.1%
1996 18.11 years -0.2%
1997 18.12 years +0.0%
1998 18.15 years +0.2%
1999 18.2 years +0.2%
2000 18.25 years +0.3%
2001 18.32 years +0.4%
2002 18.45 years +0.7%
2003 18.63 years +0.9%
2004 18.82 years +1.0%
2005 19.02 years +1.1%
2006 19.24 years +1.2%
2007 19.47 years +1.2%
2008 19.71 years +1.2%
2009 19.96 years +1.3%
2010 20.22 years +1.3%
2011 20.44 years +1.1%
2012 20.61 years +0.8%
2013 20.78 years +0.8%
2014 20.98 years +1.0%
2015 21.24 years +1.2%
2016 21.52 years +1.3%
2017 21.79 years +1.3%
2018 22.1 years +1.4%
2019 22.66 years +2.5%
2020 23.45 years +3.5%
2021 24.02 years +2.4%
2022 24.36 years +1.4%
2023 24.68 years +1.3%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 24.68 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 24.68 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.72 years, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.54 years 18.44 years 18.6 years 10
1960s 18.59 years 18.46 years 18.72 years 10
1970s 18.68 years 18.57 years 18.73 years 10
1980s 18.37 years 18.13 years 18.54 years 10
1990s 18.15 years 18.11 years 18.2 years 10
2000s 18.99 years 18.25 years 19.96 years 10
2010s 21.23 years 20.22 years 22.66 years 10
2020s 24.13 years 23.45 years 24.68 years 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 162 Nicaragua 25.27 years compare
  2. 163 French Guiana 25.22 years compare
  3. 164 Kyrgyzstan 25.13 years compare
  4. 166 Bolivia 24.66 years compare
  5. 167 Djibouti 24.39 years compare
  6. 168 Tuvalu 24.29 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Nepal?
Median age in Nepal was 24.68 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 24.68 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 18.11 years in 1990.
How does Nepal rank for median age?
Nepal ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.