Country Care Snapshots

Nepal

Demographic Data
Effective
Total Population
30,378,055
Central Bureau of Statistics, Population Projection 2021
Total Population Under 18
12,758,783
Estimate
Percent Population Under 18
42 %
National Population and Housing Census, 2011
Mean Household Size
4.2 People
DHS, 2016
Prevalence of Female-Headed Households
31.3 People
DHS 2016
Prevalence of Child-Headed Households
World Bank GNI Status
Lower Middle Income Country
World Bank, 2019
Human Development Index
0.579
UNDP Human Development Report, 2019
GINI Coefficient
32.8
World Bank, 2010
Living Below Poverty Line
25.2 %
Asian Development Bank, 2010